Black-shouldered Opossum
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{{Taxobox | name = Black-shouldered Opossum
| status = VU
| trend = down
| status_system = iucn2.3
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
| infraclassis = [[Marsupialia]]
| ordo = [[Didelphimorphia]]
| familia = [[Didelphidae]]
| subfamilia = [[Caluromyinae]]
| genus = '''''Caluromysiops'''''
| genus_authority = [[Sanborn]], 1951
| species = '''''C. irrupta'''''
| binomial = ''Caluromysiops irrupta''
| binomial_authority = [[Sanborn]], 1951
}}
The '''Black-shouldered Opossum''' (''Caluromysiops irrupta''), also known as the '''White-eared Opossum''' is an [[opossum]] [[species]] from [[South America]]. It's found in multistrata evergreen [[Amazon Forest|Amazonian forests]] of [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Colombia]] and [[Peru]].
It's a rare animal species and, probably, highly [[arboreal]]. When in captivity they can feed on fruits and small rodents. In the wild, they also feed on [[nectar]], serving as [[Pollination |pollinators]].
This species is considered one of the large opossums, with a head-body length of about 28 cm with a 30 cm tail. Two stripes from the front feet along the back to the rear feet distinguish the type.
== References ==
* {{IUCN2006|assessors=New World Marsupial Specialist Group|year=1996|id=3651|title=Caluromysiops irrupta|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used
* {{cite book|first=John F.|last=Eisenberg|coauthors=Kent H. Redford|year=2000|title=Mammals of Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil}}
* {{MSW3 Gardner|pages=4}}
== External links ==
* [http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Caluromysiops_irrupta.html ADW information]
* [http://www.itis.usda.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=552531 USDA ITIS information]
* [http://www.knowyoursto.com/didelphidae/caluromysiops.html Pictures]
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[[Category:Opossums]]
[[Category:Mammals of South America]]
[[Category:Animals described in 1951]]
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