Black-shouldered Opossum vs Redbay

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Persea borbonia

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Redbay is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Redbay
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lauraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Persea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Persea borbonia

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Redbay

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Redbay
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.

Redbay

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.