Black-shouldered Opossum vs Forest Ironplum

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Drypetes gerrardii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Forest Ironplum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Putranjivaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Drypetes
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Drypetes gerrardii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Forest Ironplum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Forest Ironplum
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.

Forest Ironplum

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.