Black-shouldered Opossum vs slender facelina

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Facelina auriculata

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while slender facelina is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	slender facelina
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Nudibranchia (Nudibranchia)
Family	Didelphidae	Facelinidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Facelina
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Facelina auriculata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

slender facelina

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	slender facelina
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.

slender facelina

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.