Black-shouldered Opossum vs Snake Palm

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Caryota ophiopellis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Snake Palm is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Snake Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Didelphidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Caryota
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Caryota ophiopellis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Snake Palm

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Snake Palm
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.

Snake Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.