Black-shouldered Opossum vs Long Skimmer

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Orthetrum trinacria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Long Skimmer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Orthetrum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Orthetrum trinacria

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Long Skimmer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Long Skimmer
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.

Long Skimmer

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.