Black-shouldered Opossum vs flag cone

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Conus vexillum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	flag cone
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Neogastropoda (Neogastropoda)
Family	Didelphidae	Conidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Conus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Conus vexillum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

flag cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	flag cone
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.

flag cone

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (Taiwan), and Europe (Norway).

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.