Black-shouldered Opossum vs Sand Lucerne

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Medicago varia

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Sand Lucerne is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Sand Lucerne
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Magnoliopsida (목련강)
Order	Didelphimorphia (주머니쥐)	Fabales (콩목)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Medicago
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Medicago varia

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sand Lucerne

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Sand Lucerne
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.

Sand Lucerne

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (19 countries).

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.