Black-shouldered Opossum vs Stinging Tree

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Dendrocnide peltata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Stinging 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 peltata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Stinging Tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Stinging 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 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.