Black-shouldered Opossum vs Northern Marsupial Mole

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Notoryctes caurinus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Northern Marsupial Mole
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Notoryctemorphia (Notoryctemorphia)
Family	Didelphidae	Notoryctidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Notoryctes
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Notoryctes caurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Northern Marsupial Mole share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Northern Marsupial Mole

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Northern Marsupial Mole
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.

Northern Marsupial Mole

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.