Black-shouldered Opossum vs Plant bug

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Atractotomus kolenatii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Plant bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Miridae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Atractotomus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Atractotomus kolenatii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Plant bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Plant bug
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.

Plant bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.