Black-shouldered Opossum vs Taypau

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Homalium taypau

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Taypau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Taypau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Homalium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Homalium taypau

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Taypau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Taypau
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.

Taypau

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.