Black-shouldered Opossum vs Runner Bean

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Phaseolus coccineus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Runner Bean is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Runner Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Phaseolus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Phaseolus coccineus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Runner Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Runner Bean
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.

Runner Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (14 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia