Black-shouldered Opossum vs False Olive

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Buddleja saligna

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	False Olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Buddleja
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Buddleja saligna

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

False Olive

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	False Olive
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.

False Olive

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.