Black-shouldered Opossum vs Flax Flea Beetle

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Longitarsus parvulus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Flax Flea Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Flax Flea Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Didelphidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Longitarsus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Longitarsus parvulus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Flax Flea Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Flax Flea Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Flax Flea Beetle
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.

Flax Flea Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.