Black-shouldered Opossum vs Murray Plum

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Prunus murrayana

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Murray Plum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Murray Plum
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	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Prunus murrayana

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Murray Plum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Murray Plum
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.

Murray Plum

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.