Black-shouldered Opossum vs Toothwort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Lathraea squamaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Toothwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Lathraea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Lathraea squamaria

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Toothwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Toothwort
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.

Toothwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.