Black-shouldered Opossum vs desert mock orange

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Philadelphus microphyllus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while desert mock orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	desert mock orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Didelphidae	Hydrangeaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Philadelphus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Philadelphus microphyllus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

desert mock orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	desert mock orange
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 mock orange

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

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.