Black-shouldered Opossum vs Oriental-bean

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Vigna umbellata

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Oriental-bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Oriental-bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Vigna
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Vigna umbellata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Oriental-bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Oriental-bean
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.

Oriental-bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Brazil, and Taiwan.

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.