Black-shouldered Opossum vs Red melastome

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Red melastome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Didelphidae	Melastomataceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Melastoma
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Melastoma sanguineum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Red melastome
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 melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.