Black-shouldered Opossum vs Marañon Crescentchest

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Melanopareia maranonica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Marañon Crescentchest
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Didelphidae	Melanopareiidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Melanopareia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Melanopareia maranonica

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Marañon Crescentchest share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Marañon Crescentchest

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Marañon Crescentchest
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.

Marañon Crescentchest

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Ecuador and Norway.

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.