Black-shouldered Opossum vs Red Balau

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Shorea guiso

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Red Balau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Red Balau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Shorea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Shorea guiso

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Red Balau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Red Balau
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.

Red Balau

Habitat

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

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.