Black-shouldered Opossum vs River Maple

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Acer saccharinum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while River Maple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	River Maple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Sapindaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Acer
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Acer saccharinum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

River Maple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	River Maple
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.

River Maple

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Algeria), Asia (Armenia), Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

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.