Black-shouldered Opossum vs toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Hypericum linariifolium

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Hypericaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Hypericum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Hypericum linariifolium

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort
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.

toadflax-leaf St. John's-wort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Portugal.

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.