Black-shouldered Opossum vs Mexican Hickory

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Carya palmeri

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Mexican Hickory is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mexican Hickory
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Didelphidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Carya
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Carya palmeri

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Hickory

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mexican Hickory
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.

Mexican Hickory

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.