Black-shouldered Opossum vs Jequie Rubber Tree

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Manihot dichotoma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Jequie Rubber Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Manihot
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Manihot dichotoma

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Jequie Rubber Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Jequie Rubber Tree
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.

Jequie Rubber Tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.