Black-shouldered Opossum vs Mountain Soursop

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Annona jamaicensis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Mountain Soursop is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mountain Soursop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Didelphidae	Annonaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Annona
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Annona jamaicensis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Soursop

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mountain Soursop
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 Soursop

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.