Black-shouldered Opossum vs golden carpet shell

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Polititapes aureus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	golden carpet shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Venerida (Venerida)
Family	Didelphidae	Veneridae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Polititapes
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Polititapes aureus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and golden carpet shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

golden carpet shell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	golden carpet shell
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.

golden carpet shell

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.