Black-shouldered Opossum vs Jackswitch

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Corchorus hirsutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Jackswitch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Corchorus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Corchorus hirsutus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Jackswitch

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Jackswitch
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.

Jackswitch

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.