Black-shouldered Opossum vs sugar-plum

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Uapaca guineensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	sugar-plum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Phyllanthaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Uapaca
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Uapaca guineensis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

sugar-plum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	sugar-plum
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.

sugar-plum

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.