Black-shouldered Opossum vs danewort, dwarf elder

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sambucus ebulus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	danewort, dwarf elder
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Опоссумы)	Dipsacales (Ворсянкоцветные)
Family	Didelphidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Sambucus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sambucus ebulus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

danewort, dwarf elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	danewort, dwarf elder
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.

danewort, dwarf elder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel), Europe (15 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.