Black-shouldered Opossum vs Vidal oak

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Lithocarpus vidalii

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Vidal oak is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Vidal oak
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Didelphidae	Fagaceae (Beech Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Lithocarpus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Lithocarpus vidalii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Vidal oak

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Vidal oak
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.

Vidal oak

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.