Black-shouldered Opossum vs Hooked Smudge

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Ypsolopha nemorella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hooked Smudge
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Ypsolophidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Ypsolopha
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Ypsolopha nemorella

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Hooked Smudge share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hooked Smudge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hooked Smudge
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.

Hooked Smudge

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.