Black-shouldered Opossum vs Moose Maple

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Acer spicatum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Moose Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Moose Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Acer
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Acer spicatum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Moose Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Moose Maple
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.

Moose Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Sweden, 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.