Black-shouldered Opossum vs pineapple sage

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Salvia elegans

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while pineapple sage is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	pineapple sage
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Salvia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Salvia elegans

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

pineapple sage

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	pineapple sage
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.

pineapple sage

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, India, Norway, 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.