Black-shouldered Opossum vs Silverfish

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Didelphidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Ctenolepisma
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Silverfish
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.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (United States).

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.