Black-shouldered Opossum vs Tarkian Corydalis

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Corydalis tarkiensis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Tarkian Corydalis is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Tarkian Corydalis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Didelphidae	Papaveraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Corydalis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Corydalis tarkiensis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Tarkian Corydalis

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Tarkian Corydalis
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.

Tarkian Corydalis

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.