Black-shouldered Opossum vs Monkey comb

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Amphilophium crucigerum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Monkey comb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Amphilophium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Amphilophium crucigerum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Monkey comb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Monkey comb
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.

Monkey comb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

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.