Black-shouldered Opossum vs Duckwheat

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Fagopyrum tataricum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Duckwheat
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (อันดับคาร์เนชัน)
Family	Didelphidae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Fagopyrum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Fagopyrum tataricum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Duckwheat

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Duckwheat
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.

Duckwheat

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (5 countries), Europe (26 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.