Black-shouldered Opossum vs Virdrillo

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Pilea hyalina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Virdrillo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Urticaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Pilea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Pilea hyalina

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Virdrillo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Virdrillo
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.

Virdrillo

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (4 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