Black-shouldered Opossum vs Touch-me-not

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Melianthus comosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Touch-me-not
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Melianthaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Melianthus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Melianthus comosus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Touch-me-not

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Touch-me-not
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.

Touch-me-not

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Spain.

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.