Black-shouldered Opossum vs mountain paca

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cuniculus taczanowskii

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while mountain paca is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	mountain paca
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Cuniculidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Cuniculus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Cuniculus taczanowskii

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and mountain paca share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

mountain paca

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	mountain paca
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.

mountain paca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, 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