Black-shouldered Opossum vs Snow Protea

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Protea cryophila

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Snow Protea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Snow Protea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Didelphidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Protea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Protea cryophila

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Snow Protea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Snow Protea
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.

Snow Protea

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.