Black-shouldered Opossum vs Large-leaved Dragon Tree

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Dracaena aletriformis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Large-leaved Dragon 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	Dracaena
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Dracaena aletriformis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Large-leaved Dragon Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Large-leaved Dragon 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.

Large-leaved Dragon 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.