Black-shouldered Opossum vs Thread Weed

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Ulva compressa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Thread Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Ulva
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Ulva compressa

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Thread Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Thread Weed
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 Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), 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.