Black-shouldered opossum




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Black-shouldered opossum

Adult weight : 0.25 kg (0.55 lbs)

Litter size : 2

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Black-shouldered opossum

Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
Subfamily : Caluromyinae
Species : Caluromysiops irrupta

 

The Black-shouldered opossum is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the blackshouldered opossum
A young / baby of a blackshouldered opossum is called a 'joey'. The females are called 'jill' and males 'jack'.
Countries
Brazil and Peru

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