Black-shouldered Opossum vs maquei

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while maquei is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	maquei
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Aristotelia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	maquei
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.

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile and United States.

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.