Black-shouldered Opossum vs Kobo Tree

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Guibourtia copallifera

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Kobo Tree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Kobo Tree
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	Guibourtia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Guibourtia copallifera

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Kobo Tree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Kobo 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.

Kobo Tree

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.