Black-shouldered Opossum vs Drummond's Cypress Pine

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Callitris drummondii

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Drummond's Cypress Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Drummond's Cypress Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Callitris
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Callitris drummondii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Drummond's Cypress Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Drummond's Cypress 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.

Drummond's Cypress 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.