Black-shouldered Opossum vs Winter heliotrope

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Petasites pyrenaicus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Winter heliotrope is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Winter heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Petasites
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Petasites pyrenaicus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Winter heliotrope

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Winter heliotrope
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.

Winter heliotrope

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, 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.