Black-shouldered Opossum vs Duiquero de Jentink

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cephalophus jentinki

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Duiquero de Jentink is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Duiquero de Jentink
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Artiodactyla (artiodáctilos)
Family	Didelphidae	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Cephalophus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Cephalophus jentinki

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Duiquero de Jentink share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Duiquero de Jentink

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Duiquero de Jentink
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.

Duiquero de Jentink

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.