Black-shouldered Opossum vs Giant Jumping Rat

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Hypogeomys antimena

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Giant Jumping Rat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Giant Jumping Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Nesomyidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Hypogeomys
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Hypogeomys antimena

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Giant Jumping Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Giant Jumping Rat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Giant Jumping Rat
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.

Giant Jumping Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.