Black-shouldered Opossum vs Neglected Jurinea

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Jurinea praetermissa

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Neglected Jurinea is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Neglected Jurinea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Jurinea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Jurinea praetermissa

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Neglected Jurinea

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Neglected Jurinea
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.

Neglected Jurinea

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.