Black-shouldered Opossum vs False Serotine Bat

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Hesperoptenus doriae

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while False Serotine Bat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	False Serotine Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Didelphidae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Hesperoptenus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Hesperoptenus doriae

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and False Serotine Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

False Serotine Bat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	False Serotine Bat
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.

False Serotine Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.