Black-shouldered Opossum vs mallow ninebark

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Physocarpus malvaceus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	mallow ninebark
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Physocarpus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Physocarpus malvaceus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

mallow ninebark

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	mallow ninebark
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.

mallow ninebark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, 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.