Black-shouldered Opossum vs Lady's Slipper

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Calceolaria fothergillii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Lady's Slipper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Calceolariaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Calceolaria
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Calceolaria fothergillii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Lady's Slipper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Lady's Slipper
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.

Lady's Slipper

Habitat

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

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.