Black-shouldered Opossum vs boskomkommer

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cayaponia rigida

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	boskomkommer
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Cayaponia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Cayaponia rigida

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

boskomkommer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	boskomkommer
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.

boskomkommer

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.

boskomkommer

The Boskomkommer (Cayaponia rigida) is a species in the genus Cayaponia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.