Black-shouldered Opossum vs Year Bean

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Phaseolus dumosus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Year Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Didelphidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Phaseolus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Phaseolus dumosus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Year Bean

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Year Bean
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.

Year Bean

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia