Black-shouldered Opossum vs Dutchman's Pipe

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Aristolochia trilobata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dutchman's Pipe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Piperales (Piperales)
Family	Didelphidae	Aristolochiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Aristolochia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Aristolochia trilobata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dutchman's Pipe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dutchman's Pipe
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.

Dutchman's Pipe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.