Black-shouldered Opossum vs paperbark teatree

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Melaleuca ericifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	paperbark teatree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Didelphidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Melaleuca
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Melaleuca ericifolia

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

paperbark teatree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	paperbark teatree
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.

paperbark teatree

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.