Black-shouldered Opossum vs Dawson's cockle

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sabulina dawsonensis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Dawson's cockle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dawson's cockle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Sabulina
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sabulina dawsonensis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dawson's cockle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dawson's cockle
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.

Dawson's cockle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.