Black-shouldered Opossum vs Tripleurospermum

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Tripleurospermum heterolepis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Tripleurospermum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Tripleurospermum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Tripleurospermum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Tripleurospermum heterolepis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Tripleurospermum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Tripleurospermum
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.

Tripleurospermum

Habitat

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

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.