Black-shouldered Opossum vs Four-toed Jerboa

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Allactaga tetradactyla

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Four-toed Jerboa is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Four-toed Jerboa
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	Dipodidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Allactaga
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Allactaga tetradactyla

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Four-toed Jerboa share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Four-toed Jerboa

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Four-toed Jerboa
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.

Four-toed Jerboa

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.