Black-shouldered Opossum vs Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Arctocephalus galapagoensis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Didelphidae	Otariidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Arctocephalus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Arctocephalus galapagoensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos
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.

Lobo de dos pelos de Galápagos

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and montane grasslands and shrublands, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia