Black-shouldered Opossum vs Papua ebony

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Diospyros insularis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Papua ebony is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Papua ebony
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Diospyros
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Diospyros insularis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Papua ebony

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Papua ebony
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.

Papua ebony

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.