Black-shouldered Opossum vs Western wallflower

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Erysimum capitatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Western wallflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Didelphidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Erysimum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Erysimum capitatum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Western wallflower

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Western wallflower
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 wallflower

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Mexico and United States.

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.