Black-shouldered Opossum vs Joshua Tree

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Yucca brevifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Joshua Tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Didelphidae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Yucca
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Yucca brevifolia

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Joshua Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Joshua 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.

Joshua Tree

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.