Black-shouldered Opossum vs oak yellow underwing

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Catocala nymphagoga

Key Differences

  • Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while oak yellow underwing is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Black-shouldered Opossum oak yellow underwing
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Mammalia (Mammals) Insecta (Insects)
Order Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia) Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family Didelphidae Erebidae
Genus Caluromysiops Catocala
Species Caluromysiops irrupta Catocala nymphagoga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

oak yellow underwing

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Black-shouldered Opossum oak yellow underwing
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.

oak yellow underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.

oak yellow underwing

No description available.

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