Black-shouldered Opossum vs Ratón De Las Estepas

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Mus spicilegus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Ratón De Las Estepas
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Mus (House Mice)
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Mus spicilegus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Ratón De Las Estepas share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Ratón De Las Estepas

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Ratón De Las Estepas
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.

Ratón De Las Estepas

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.