Black-shouldered Opossum vs Firetree

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Morella faya

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Firetree is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Firetree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Didelphidae	Myricaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Morella
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Morella faya

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Firetree

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Firetree
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.

Firetree

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Indonesia), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.