Black-shouldered Opossum vs White breu

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Protium occultum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while White breu is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	White breu
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Didelphidae	Burseraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Protium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Protium occultum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

White breu

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	White breu
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.

White breu

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.