Black-shouldered Opossum vs copaiba

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Copaifera officinalis

Key Differences

Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while copaiba is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	copaiba
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Copaifera
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Copaifera officinalis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

copaiba

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	copaiba
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.

copaiba

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Sierra Leone.

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.