Black-shouldered Opossum vs Saigon cinnamon

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cinnamomum loureiroi

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Saigon cinnamon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Saigon cinnamon
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	Cinnamomum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Cinnamomum loureiroi

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Saigon cinnamon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Saigon cinnamon
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.

Saigon cinnamon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.