Black-shouldered Opossum vs Neat Caps

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Caladenia cracens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Neat Caps
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Didelphidae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Caladenia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Caladenia cracens

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Neat Caps

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Neat Caps
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.

Neat Caps

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.