Black-shouldered Opossum vs West Indies cherry

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Prunus myrtifolia

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while West Indies cherry is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	West Indies cherry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Prunus myrtifolia

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

West Indies cherry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	West Indies cherry
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.

West Indies cherry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Brazil.

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.