Black-shouldered Opossum vs Quito-orange

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Solanum quitoense

Key Differences

Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Quito-orange is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Quito-orange
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Didelphidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Solanum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Solanum quitoense

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Quito-orange

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Quito-orange
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.

Quito-orange

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda), North America (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Panama), and South America (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.