Black-shouldered Opossum vs chainfruit

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Alyxia ilicifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-shouldered Opossum chainfruit
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Didelphidae Apocynaceae
Genus Caluromysiops Alyxia
Species Caluromysiops irrupta Alyxia ilicifolia

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

chainfruit

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-shouldered Opossum chainfruit
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.

chainfruit

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.

chainfruit

The Chainfruit (Alyxia ilicifolia) is a species in the genus Alyxia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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