Black-shouldered Opossum vs Yellow Rail

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Coturnicops noveboracensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Yellow Rail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gruiformes (Gruiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Rallidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Coturnicops
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Coturnicops noveboracensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Yellow Rail share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Rail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Yellow Rail
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.

Yellow Rail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.