Black-shouldered Opossum vs marsh mealybug

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Atrococcus paludinus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	marsh mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Atrococcus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Atrococcus paludinus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

marsh mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	marsh mealybug
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.

marsh mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.