Black-shouldered Opossum vs leucothoe

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Leucothoe axillaris

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	leucothoe
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Leucothoe
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Leucothoe axillaris

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

leucothoe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	leucothoe
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.

leucothoe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Sweden.

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.