Black-shouldered Opossum vs fork-leaf cycas

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cycas micholitzii

Key Differences

  • Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while fork-leaf cycas is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-shouldered Opossum fork-leaf cycas
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Tracheophyta
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family Didelphidae Cycadaceae
Genus Caluromysiops Cycas
Species Caluromysiops irrupta Cycas micholitzii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

fork-leaf cycas

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-shouldered Opossum fork-leaf cycas
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.

fork-leaf cycas

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.

fork-leaf cycas

No description available.

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