Black-shouldered Opossum vs Gum-elemi

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Bursera simaruba

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Gum-elemi is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Gum-elemi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Bursera
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Bursera simaruba

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Gum-elemi

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Gum-elemi
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.

Gum-elemi

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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