Black-shouldered Opossum vs gray brocket

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Mazama gouazoubira

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	gray brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Didelphidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Mazama
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Mazama gouazoubira

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and gray brocket share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

gray brocket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	gray brocket
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.

gray brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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