Black-shouldered Opossum vs Wall Bedstraw

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Galium parisiense

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Wall Bedstraw is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Wall Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Didelphidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Galium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Galium parisiense

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Wall Bedstraw

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Wall Bedstraw
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.

Wall Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

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.