Black-shouldered Opossum vs Ipot Palm

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Areca ipot

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Ipot Palm is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Ipot Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Didelphidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Areca
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Areca ipot

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Ipot Palm

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Ipot Palm
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.

Ipot Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.