Black-shouldered Opossum vs Three-Spotted Pink

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Dianthus tripunctatus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Three-Spotted Pink is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Three-Spotted Pink
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Dianthus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Dianthus tripunctatus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Three-Spotted Pink

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Three-Spotted Pink
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.

Three-Spotted Pink

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and United States.

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.