Black-shouldered Opossum vs Dwarf Palmetto

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sabal minor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dwarf Palmetto
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Didelphidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Sabal
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sabal minor

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Palmetto

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dwarf Palmetto
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 Palmetto

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, India, Seychelles, and Taiwan.

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.