Black-shouldered Opossum vs Curran’s Pitogo

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cycas curranii

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Curran’s Pitogo is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Curran’s Pitogo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Cycas
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Cycas curranii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Curran’s Pitogo

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Curran’s Pitogo
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.

Curran’s Pitogo

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.