Black-shouldered Opossum vs Gillet's cherry-orange

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Citropsis gilletiana

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Gillet's cherry-orange is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Gillet's cherry-orange
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	Citropsis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Citropsis gilletiana

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Gillet's cherry-orange

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Gillet's cherry-orange
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.

Gillet's cherry-orange

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.