Black-shouldered Opossum vs Potato bush

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Phyllanthus reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Potato bush
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Didelphidae	Leiothrichidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Phyllanthus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Phyllanthus reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Potato bush share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Potato bush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Potato bush
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.

Potato bush

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Japan, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, 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.