Black-shouldered Opossum vs Salento Iris

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Iris revoluta

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Salento Iris is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Salento Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Didelphidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Iris
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Iris revoluta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Salento Iris

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Salento Iris
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.

Salento Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.