Black-shouldered Opossum vs Pomelo

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Citrus maxima

Key Differences

Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Pomelo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Pomelo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Citrus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Citrus maxima

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Pomelo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Pomelo
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.

Pomelo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (Laos, Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (Sweden), 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.