Black-shouldered Opossum vs Limestone Violet

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Viola calcicola

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Limestone Violet is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Limestone Violet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Violaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Viola
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Viola calcicola

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Limestone Violet

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Limestone Violet
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.

Limestone Violet

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.