Black-shouldered Opossum vs Chestnut dunnart

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sminthopsis archeri

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Chestnut dunnart is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Chestnut dunnart
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dasyuromorphia (Dasyuromorphia)
Family	Didelphidae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Sminthopsis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sminthopsis archeri

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Chestnut dunnart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut dunnart

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Chestnut dunnart
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.

Chestnut dunnart

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.

Chestnut dunnart

The Chestnut dunnart (Sminthopsis archeri) is a species in the genus Sminthopsis. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.