Black-shouldered Opossum vs southern elder

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sambucus australis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while southern elder is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	southern elder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Didelphidae	Viburnaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Sambucus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sambucus australis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

southern elder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	southern elder
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.

southern elder

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.