Black-shouldered Opossum vs Himalayan Ash

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Fraxinus micrantha

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Himalayan Ash is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Himalayan Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Fraxinus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Fraxinus micrantha

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Ash

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Himalayan Ash
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.

Himalayan Ash

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.