Black-shouldered Opossum vs thrift root mealybug

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Trionymus radicum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while thrift root mealybug is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	thrift root mealybug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Pseudococcidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Trionymus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Trionymus radicum

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and thrift root mealybug share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

thrift root mealybug

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	thrift root mealybug
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.

thrift root mealybug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.