Black-shouldered Opossum vs Yellow Bartonia

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Bartonia virginica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Yellow Bartonia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Didelphidae	Gentianaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Bartonia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Bartonia virginica

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Bartonia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Yellow Bartonia
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.

Yellow Bartonia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, and United States.

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.