Black-shouldered Opossum vs dwarf cornel

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cornus suecica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	dwarf cornel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Cornales (Cornales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cornaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Cornus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Cornus suecica

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

dwarf cornel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	dwarf cornel
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.

dwarf cornel

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.