Black-shouldered Opossum vs Tonkin wingnut

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Pterocarya tonkinensis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Tonkin wingnut is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Tonkin wingnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Didelphidae	Juglandaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Pterocarya
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Pterocarya tonkinensis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Tonkin wingnut

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Tonkin wingnut
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.

Tonkin wingnut

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.