Black-shouldered Opossum vs Prickly Pole

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Didelphidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Bactris
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Prickly Pole
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.

Prickly Pole

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.