Black-shouldered Opossum vs Silver Lime

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Tilia tomentosa

Key Differences

  • Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Silver Lime is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-shouldered Opossum Silver Lime
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 Tilia
Species Caluromysiops irrupta Tilia tomentosa

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Silver Lime

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-shouldered Opossum Silver Lime
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.

Silver Lime

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (15 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.

Silver Lime

No description available.

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