Black-shouldered Opossum vs

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sphingobium chlorophenolicum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family	Didelphidae	Sphingomonadaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Sphingobium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sphingobium chlorophenolicum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingobium chlorophenolicum is a gram-negative bacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae, renowned for its ability to degrade pentachlorophenol (PCP), a persistent organochlorine pollutant. It inhabits soil and water environments contaminated with chlorophenolic compounds and is a candidate for bioremediation applications. Its conservation status is not evaluated.