Black-shouldered Opossum vs Blanca de Asso

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Parnassius mnemosyne

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Blanca de Asso is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Blanca de Asso
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Insecta (insecto)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Papilionidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Parnassius
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Parnassius mnemosyne

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Blanca de Asso share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Blanca de Asso

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Blanca de Asso
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.

Blanca de Asso

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (33 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Blanca de Asso

El apolo nublado (Parnassius mnemosyne) está clasificado como Casi Amenazado (NT) en la Lista Roja de la UICN. Cerca de calificar como amenazado, con poblaciones que pueden volverse vulnerables sin medidas de conservación.