Black-shouldered Opossum vs Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sorex volnuchini

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Caucasian Pygmy Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Didelphidae	Soricidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Sorex
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sorex volnuchini

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Caucasian Pygmy Shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Caucasian Pygmy Shrew
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.

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.

Caucasian Pygmy Shrew

The Caucasian Pygmy Shrew (Sorex volnuchini) is a species in the genus Sorex. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.