Black-shouldered Opossum vs wolfberry

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	wolfberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Didelphidae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Symphoricarpos
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Symphoricarpos occidentalis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

wolfberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	wolfberry
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.

wolfberry

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Armenia and Canada.

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.