Black-shouldered Opossum vs Reticulated barnacle

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Amphibalanus reticulatus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Reticulated barnacle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Reticulated barnacle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Maxillopoda (Maxillopoda)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Sessilia (Sessilia)
Family	Didelphidae	Balanidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Amphibalanus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Amphibalanus reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated barnacle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Reticulated barnacle
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.

Reticulated barnacle

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Gambia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone), Asia (Israel, Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, France, Sweden), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, Samoa), and South America (Brazil).

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.