Black-shouldered Opossum vs Straw-colored Sylph

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Straw-colored Sylph
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Macrothemis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Straw-colored Sylph
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.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia