Black-shouldered Opossum vs Florida Willow

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Salix floridana

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Florida Willow is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Florida Willow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Salix
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Salix floridana

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Florida Willow

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Florida Willow
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.

Florida Willow

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.