Black-shouldered Opossum vs Cuban Tree Frog

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Osteopilus septentrionalis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Cuban Tree Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Didelphidae	Hylidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Osteopilus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Osteopilus septentrionalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Cuban Tree Frog share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Cuban Tree Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Cuban Tree Frog
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.

Cuban Tree Frog

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (8 countries), and South America (Peru).

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.