Black-shouldered Opossum vs Shaw s Jird

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Meriones shawi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Shaw s Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Meriones
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Meriones shawi

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Shaw s Jird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Shaw s Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Shaw s Jird
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.

Shaw s Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.