Black-shouldered Opossum vs False widow

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Steatoda bipunctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	False widow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Araneae (Araneae)
Family	Didelphidae	Theridiidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Steatoda
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Steatoda bipunctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

False widow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	False widow
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 widow

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.