Black-shouldered Opossum vs Red birch slender

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Caloptilia betulicola

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Red birch slender
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Caloptilia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Caloptilia betulicola

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Red birch slender share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Red birch slender

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Red birch slender
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.

Red birch slender

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (5 countries).

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.