Black-shouldered Opossum vs Del Mare Pine

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Pinus torreyana

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Del Mare Pine is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Del Mare Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Pinus torreyana

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Del Mare Pine

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Del Mare Pine
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.

Del Mare Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.