Black-shouldered Opossum vs Deceitful Crayfish

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Procambarus fallax

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Deceitful Crayfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Deceitful Crayfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Didelphidae	Cambaridae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Procambarus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Procambarus fallax

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Deceitful Crayfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Deceitful Crayfish
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.

Deceitful Crayfish

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Estonia, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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.