Black-shouldered Opossum vs tallowwood

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Pittosporum bicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	tallowwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Apiales (Apiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Pittosporaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Pittosporum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Pittosporum bicolor

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

tallowwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	tallowwood
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.

tallowwood

Habitat

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

Range

Found in India.

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.