Black-shouldered Opossum vs Flame-tailed Pondhawk

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Erythemis peruviana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Flame-tailed Pondhawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Erythemis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Erythemis peruviana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Flame-tailed Pondhawk share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Flame-tailed Pondhawk
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.

Flame-tailed Pondhawk

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia