Black-shouldered Opossum vs Mount Mawson Pine

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Pherosphaera hookeriana

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Mount Mawson Pine is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mount Mawson Pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Podocarpaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Pherosphaera
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Pherosphaera hookeriana

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mount Mawson Pine

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mount Mawson Pine
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.

Mount Mawson Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.