Black-shouldered Opossum vs Hickory Pine

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Pinus pungens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hickory 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 pungens

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hickory Pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hickory 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.

Hickory Pine

Habitat

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

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.