Black-shouldered Opossum vs Flats Silkypuff

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Diastella proteoides

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Flats Silkypuff is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Flats Silkypuff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Didelphidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Diastella
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Diastella proteoides

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Flats Silkypuff

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Flats Silkypuff
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.

Flats Silkypuff

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.