Black-shouldered Opossum vs Earhart’s Stopper

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Eugenia earhartii

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Earhart’s Stopper is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Earhart’s Stopper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Didelphidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Eugenia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Eugenia earhartii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Earhart’s Stopper

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Earhart’s Stopper
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.

Earhart’s Stopper

Habitat

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

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.