Black-shouldered Opossum vs Fringed rue

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Ruta chalepensis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Fringed rue is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Fringed rue
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Ruta
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Ruta chalepensis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Fringed rue

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Fringed rue
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.

Fringed rue

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Angola, Sao Tome and Principe), Europe (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal, Spain), North America (Belize, United States), and South America (6 countries).

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