Black-shouldered Opossum vs Karoo Dancer

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Alenia sandaster

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Karoo Dancer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Hesperiidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Alenia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Alenia sandaster

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Karoo Dancer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Karoo Dancer
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.

Karoo Dancer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.