Black-shouldered Opossum vs desert caper

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Capparis mitchellii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	desert caper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Didelphidae	Capparaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Capparis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Capparis mitchellii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

desert caper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	desert caper
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.

desert caper

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.