Black-shouldered Opossum vs karanda

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Carissa carandas

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while karanda is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	karanda
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Didelphidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Carissa
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Carissa carandas

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

karanda

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	karanda
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.

karanda

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.