Black-shouldered Opossum vs smooth coil

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Lucilla scintilla

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	smooth coil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Didelphidae	Helicodiscidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Lucilla
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Lucilla scintilla

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

smooth coil

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	smooth coil
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.

smooth coil

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Israel) and Europe (6 countries).

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.