Black-shouldered Opossum vs Dwarf eelgrass

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Zostera japonica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dwarf eelgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Chordata (脊索動物)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Alismatales (オモダカ目)
Family	Didelphidae	Zosteraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Zostera
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Zostera japonica

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf eelgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dwarf eelgrass
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.

Dwarf eelgrass

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Laos, Norway, Taiwan, 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.