Black-shouldered Opossum vs Thread-Leaved Coreopsis

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Coreopsis verticillata

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Thread-Leaved Coreopsis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Thread-Leaved Coreopsis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Coreopsis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Coreopsis verticillata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Thread-Leaved Coreopsis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Thread-Leaved Coreopsis
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.

Thread-Leaved Coreopsis

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.