Black-shouldered Opossum vs iguana hackberry

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Celtis iguanaea

Key Differences

Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while iguana hackberry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	iguana hackberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Cannabaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Celtis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Celtis iguanaea

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

iguana hackberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	iguana hackberry
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.

iguana hackberry

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.