Black-shouldered Opossum vs Capote

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Xanthosoma robustum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Capote
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Didelphidae	Araceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Xanthosoma
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Xanthosoma robustum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Capote

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Capote
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.

Capote

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, and 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.

Capote

The Capote (Xanthosoma robustum) is a species in the genus Xanthosoma. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia