Black-shouldered Opossum vs Incan shrew opossum

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Lestoros inca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Incan shrew opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Paucituberculata (Paucituberculata)
Family	Didelphidae	Caenolestidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Lestoros
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Lestoros inca

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Incan shrew opossum share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Incan shrew opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Incan shrew opossum
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.

Incan shrew opossum

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.