Black-shouldered Opossum vs purple marbled

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Eublemma ostrina

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while purple marbled is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	purple marbled
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Noctuidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Eublemma
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Eublemma ostrina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

purple marbled

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	purple marbled
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.

purple marbled

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Algeria, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.