Black-shouldered Opossum vs Olinguito

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Bassaricyon neblina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Olinguito
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Didelphidae	Procyonidae (Raccoons)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Bassaricyon
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Bassaricyon neblina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Olinguito

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Olinguito
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.

Olinguito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. 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