Black-shouldered Opossum vs flea-bite cone

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Conus pulicarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	flea-bite 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 pulicarius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

flea-bite cone

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	flea-bite 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.

flea-bite cone

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.