Black-shouldered Opossum vs Thin-leaved Centaury

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Centaurea leptophylla

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Thin-leaved Centaury is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Thin-leaved Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Chordata (хордовые)	Magnoliophyta (магнолиофиты)
Class	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Опоссумы)	Asterales (астроцветные)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Centaurea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Centaurea leptophylla

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Thin-leaved Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Thin-leaved 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.

Thin-leaved 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.