Black-shouldered Opossum vs Indian-laurel

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Litsea glutinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Indian-laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Litsea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Litsea glutinosa

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Indian-laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Indian-laurel
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.

Indian-laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Comoros, Madagascar, Seychelles, South Africa, and Taiwan.

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.