Black-shouldered Opossum vs Cypress Carpet

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Thera cupressata

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Cypress Carpet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Cypress Carpet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Geometridae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Thera
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Thera cupressata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Cypress Carpet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Cypress Carpet
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.

Cypress Carpet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Germany.

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.