Black-shouldered Opossum vs White Featherleg

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Platycnemis latipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	White Featherleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Platycnemididae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Platycnemis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Platycnemis latipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and White Featherleg share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

White Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	White Featherleg
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.

White Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.