Black-shouldered Opossum vs Long-tailed Antbird

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Drymophila caudata

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Long-tailed Antbird is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Long-tailed Antbird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Didelphidae	Thamnophilidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Drymophila
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Drymophila caudata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Long-tailed Antbird share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Long-tailed Antbird

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Long-tailed Antbird
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-tailed Antbird

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia