Black-shouldered Opossum vs Hover fly

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Eumerus strigatus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Hover fly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hover fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Syrphidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Eumerus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Eumerus strigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hover fly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hover fly
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.

Hover fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.