Black-shouldered Opossum vs Dappled Willow

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Salix integra

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dappled Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Salix
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Salix integra

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dappled Willow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dappled Willow
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.

Dappled Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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.