Black-shouldered Opossum vs Wild Pimento

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Pimenta obscura

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Wild Pimento is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Wild Pimento
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Didelphidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Pimenta
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Pimenta obscura

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Wild Pimento

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Wild Pimento
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.

Wild Pimento

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.