Black-shouldered Opossum vs tiger quoll

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Dasyurus maculatus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while tiger quoll is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	tiger quoll
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Didelphidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Dasyurus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Dasyurus maculatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

tiger quoll

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	tiger quoll
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.

tiger quoll

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.