Black-shouldered Opossum vs seaside centaury

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Centaurium littorale

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while seaside centaury is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	seaside centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Опоссумы)	Gentianales (горечавкоцветные)
Family	Didelphidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Centaurium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Centaurium littorale

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

seaside centaury

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	seaside 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.

seaside centaury

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Chile). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.