Black-shouldered Opossum vs Thatch palm

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sabal yapa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Thatch palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Didelphidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Sabal
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sabal yapa

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Thatch palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Thatch palm
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.

Thatch palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Cuba.

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.