Black-shouldered Opossum vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Didelphidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Colchicum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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.

Thin-flowered Colchicum

Habitat

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

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.