Black-shouldered Opossum vs Little Chamal

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Zamia vazquezii

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Little Chamal is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Little Chamal
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Chordata (척삭동물)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (포유류)	Cycadopsida (소철류)
Order	Didelphimorphia (주머니쥐)	Cycadales (소철목)
Family	Didelphidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Zamia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Zamia vazquezii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Little Chamal

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Little Chamal
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.

Little Chamal

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.