Black-shouldered Opossum vs yellow flax

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Linum flavum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while yellow flax is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	yellow flax
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Linaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Linum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Linum flavum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

yellow flax

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	yellow flax
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.

yellow flax

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Japan.

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.