Black-shouldered Opossum vs Ebony

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Diospyros ebenum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Ebony is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Ebony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Diospyros
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Diospyros ebenum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Ebony

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Ebony
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.

Ebony

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.