Black-shouldered Opossum vs Turkey berry

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Solanum torvum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Turkey berry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Turkey berry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Didelphidae	Solanaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Solanum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Solanum torvum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Turkey berry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Turkey berry
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.

Turkey berry

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Italy), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia