Black-shouldered Opossum vs Texas Pocket Gopher

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Geomys personatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Texas Pocket Gopher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Geomyidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Geomys
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Geomys personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Texas Pocket Gopher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Texas Pocket Gopher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Texas Pocket Gopher
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.

Texas Pocket Gopher

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.