Black-shouldered Opossum vs Mountain yam

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mountain yam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Dioscorea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mountain yam
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 yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.