Black-shouldered Opossum vs Western Yellow-pine

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Pinus ponderosa

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Western Yellow-pine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Western Yellow-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Pinus ponderosa

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Western Yellow-pine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Western Yellow-pine
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.

Western Yellow-pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Argentina, 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.