Black-shouldered Opossum vs Sudangrass

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sorghum drummondii

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Sudangrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Sudangrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Sorghum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sorghum drummondii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sudangrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Sudangrass
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-shouldered Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Sudangrass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Chad, Guinea, Sao Tome and Principe), Asia (Turkey), Europe (France, Greece, Norway), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Bolivia).

Black-shouldered Opossum

The Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta) is a species in the genus Caluromysiops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.