Black-shouldered Opossum vs pinklet

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Stenandrium dulce

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	pinklet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Acanthaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Stenandrium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Stenandrium dulce

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

pinklet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	pinklet
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.

pinklet

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