Black-shouldered Opossum vs Hard Pine

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Pinus rigida

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Hard Pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hard Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Pinus rigida

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hard Pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hard Pine
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.

Hard Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (9 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.