Black-shouldered Opossum vs Warer willow

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Justicia gendarussa

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Warer willow is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Warer willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Justicia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Justicia gendarussa

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Warer willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Warer willow
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.

Warer willow

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Seychelles), Asia (India, Taiwan, Timor-Leste), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.