Black-shouldered Opossum vs Sand Bushwillow

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Combretum engleri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Sand Bushwillow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Didelphidae	Combretaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Combretum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Combretum engleri

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sand Bushwillow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Sand Bushwillow
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.

Sand Bushwillow

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.