Black-shouldered Opossum vs mountain ninebark

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Physocarpus monogynus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	mountain 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 monogynus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

mountain ninebark

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	mountain 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.

mountain ninebark

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Russia, 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.