Black-shouldered Opossum vs Western Brome

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Bromus marginatus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Western Brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Western Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Bromus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Bromus marginatus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Western Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Western Brome
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.

Western Brome

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, Norway, and United Kingdom.

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.