Black-shouldered Opossum vs Steins cuscus

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Phalanger vestitus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Steins cuscus
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Didelphidae	Phalangeridae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Phalanger
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Phalanger vestitus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Steins cuscus share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Steins cuscus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Steins cuscus
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.

Steins cuscus

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.