Black-shouldered Opossum vs pinto peanut

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Arachis pintoi

Key Differences

Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while pinto peanut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	pinto peanut
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	Arachis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Arachis pintoi

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

pinto peanut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	pinto peanut
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.

pinto peanut

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Madagascar, South Africa), Asia (India), North America (Costa Rica), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.