Diablo vs Black-shouldered Opossum

Mobula hypostoma compared with Caluromysiops irrupta

Key Differences

  • Diablo is Endangered while Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Diablo Black-shouldered Opossum
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Chordata (cordados) Chordata (cordados)
Class Elasmobranchii Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes) Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family Myliobatidae Didelphidae
Genus Mobula Caluromysiops
Species Mobula hypostoma Caluromysiops irrupta

Evolutionary Relationship

Diablo and Black-shouldered Opossum share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (cordados)

Conservation Status

Diablo

EN — Endangered

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Diablo Black-shouldered Opossum
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Diablo

Black-shouldered Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Diablo

The Atlantic devil ray (Mobula hypostoma) is a species in the genus Mobula. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

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.

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