Black-shouldered Opossum vs Dwarf Willow

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Salix herbacea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dwarf Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Salix
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Salix herbacea

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Willow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dwarf Willow
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 Willow

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.