Black-shouldered Opossum vs Stinging Nettle Tree

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Dendrocnide harveyi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-shouldered Opossum Stinging Nettle Tree
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family Didelphidae Urticaceae
Genus Caluromysiops Dendrocnide
Species Caluromysiops irrupta Dendrocnide harveyi

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Nettle Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-shouldered Opossum Stinging Nettle Tree
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.

Stinging Nettle Tree

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.

Stinging Nettle Tree

No description available.

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