Black-shouldered Opossum vs Waser

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Alstonia scholaris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-shouldered Opossum Waser
Kingdom Animalia (hewan) Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Mammalia (mamalia) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family Didelphidae Apocynaceae
Genus Caluromysiops Alstonia
Species Caluromysiops irrupta Alstonia scholaris

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Waser

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-shouldered Opossum Waser
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.

Waser

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Micronesia, Taiwan, 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.

Waser

The Blackboard Tree (Alstonia scholaris) is a species in the genus Alstonia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Nature FYI Family

Explore more of the natural world across our sister sites.

Part of the Nature FYI family — FYIPedia