Black-shouldered Opossum vs Oriental Scarlet

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Crocothemis servilia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Oriental Scarlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Crocothemis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Crocothemis servilia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Oriental Scarlet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Oriental Scarlet
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.

Oriental Scarlet

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Poland, United Kingdom, and United States.

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.