Black-shouldered Opossum vs wild madder

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Rubia peregrina

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while wild madder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	wild madder
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	Rubia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Rubia peregrina

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

wild madder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	wild madder
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.

wild madder

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.