Black-shouldered Opossum vs Dowdy Plume

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Dowdy Plume is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dowdy Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Stenoptilia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Stenoptilia zophodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dowdy Plume

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dowdy Plume
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.

Dowdy Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (26 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Ecuador, Paraguay).

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.