Black-shouldered Opossum vs Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Artibeus hirsutus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Didelphidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Artibeus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Artibeus hirsutus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Hairy Fruit-eating Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hairy Fruit-eating Bat
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.

Hairy Fruit-eating Bat

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.