Black-shouldered Opossum vs Tantalus Monkey

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Chlorocebus tantalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Tantalus Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Didelphidae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Chlorocebus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Chlorocebus tantalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Tantalus Monkey

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Tantalus Monkey
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.

Tantalus Monkey

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.