Black-shouldered Opossum vs fish-poison

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Phyllanthus brasiliensis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	fish-poison
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Didelphidae	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Phyllanthus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Phyllanthus brasiliensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and fish-poison share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

fish-poison

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	fish-poison
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.

fish-poison

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia