Black-shouldered Opossum vs Small Suncup

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Didelphidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Aspidonepsis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Small Suncup
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.

Small Suncup

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.