Black-shouldered Opossum vs Woolly Panicgrass

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Dichanthelium lanuginosum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Woolly Panicgrass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Woolly Panicgrass
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	Dichanthelium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Dichanthelium lanuginosum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Woolly Panicgrass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Woolly Panicgrass
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.

Woolly Panicgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.