Black-shouldered Opossum vs Laurel

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Guatteria hirsuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Didelphidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Guatteria
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Guatteria hirsuta

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Laurel
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.

Laurel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.