Black-shouldered Opossum vs Pink Turtlehead

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Chelone lyonii

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Pink Turtlehead is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Pink Turtlehead
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Chelone
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Chelone lyonii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Pink Turtlehead

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Pink Turtlehead
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.

Pink Turtlehead

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

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.