Black-shouldered Opossum vs trailing iceplant

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Lampranthus spectabilis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while trailing iceplant is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	trailing iceplant
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Aizoaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Lampranthus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Lampranthus spectabilis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

trailing iceplant

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	trailing iceplant
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.

trailing iceplant

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (India, Taiwan) and Europe (4 countries).

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.