Black-shouldered Opossum vs five-striped squirrel

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Callosciurus quinquestriatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	five-striped squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Callosciurus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Callosciurus quinquestriatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and five-striped squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

five-striped squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	five-striped squirrel
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.

five-striped squirrel

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.