Black-shouldered Opossum vs Malayan-sword

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Aglaonema simplex

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Malayan-sword
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Didelphidae	Araceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Aglaonema
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Aglaonema simplex

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Malayan-sword

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Malayan-sword
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.

Malayan-sword

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.