Black-shouldered Opossum vs Pea Withe

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Rhynchosia reticulata

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Pea Withe is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Pea Withe
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	Rhynchosia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Rhynchosia reticulata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Pea Withe

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Pea Withe
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.

Pea Withe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia