Black-shouldered Opossum vs Cretan Festoon

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Zerynthia cretica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Cretan Festoon
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Papilionidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Zerynthia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Zerynthia cretica

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Cretan Festoon share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Cretan Festoon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Cretan Festoon
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.

Cretan Festoon

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Greece.

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.