Black-shouldered Opossum vs Yellowjacket

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Corymbia leptoloma

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Yellowjacket is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Yellowjacket
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	Corymbia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Corymbia leptoloma

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Yellowjacket

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Yellowjacket
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.

Yellowjacket

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.