Black-shouldered Opossum vs Devil-thorn

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Echinocereus pseudopectinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Devil-thorn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Echinocereus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Echinocereus pseudopectinatus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Devil-thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Devil-thorn
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.

Devil-thorn

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.