Black-shouldered Opossum vs Yerevanian Centaury

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Psephellus erivanensis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Yerevanian Centaury is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Yerevanian Centaury
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	Psephellus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Psephellus erivanensis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Yerevanian Centaury

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Yerevanian Centaury
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.

Yerevanian Centaury

Habitat

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

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.