Black-shouldered Opossum vs Parasitoid wasp

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Aphelinus mali

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Parasitoid wasp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Parasitoid wasp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Didelphidae	Aphelinidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Aphelinus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Aphelinus mali

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Parasitoid wasp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Parasitoid wasp
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.

Parasitoid wasp

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Israel, Japan), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile, Peru).

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.