Black-shouldered Opossum vs silk-floss tree

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Ceiba speciosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	silk-floss tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Malvaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Ceiba
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Ceiba speciosa

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

silk-floss tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	silk-floss tree
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.

silk-floss tree

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, and Turkey.

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.