Black-shouldered Opossum vs Oriental Beech

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Fagus orientalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Oriental Beech
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Didelphidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Fagus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Fagus orientalis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Beech

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Oriental Beech
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 Beech

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.