Black-shouldered Opossum vs Jack Bean

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Canavalia pubescens

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Jack Bean is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Jack Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Canavalia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Canavalia pubescens

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Jack Bean

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Jack Bean
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.

Jack Bean

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.