Black-shouldered Opossum vs Large Flax Flea Beetle

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Aphthona euphorbiae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Large Flax Flea Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Didelphidae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Aphthona
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Aphthona euphorbiae

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Large Flax Flea Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Large Flax Flea Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Large Flax Flea Beetle
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.

Large Flax Flea Beetle

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.