Black-shouldered Opossum vs Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Aotus lemurinus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
Kingdom same	Animalia (hewan)	Animalia (hewan)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mamalia)	Mammalia (mamalia)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Primates (Primata)
Family	Didelphidae	Aotidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Aotus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Aotus lemurinus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Gray-bellied Night Monkey share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamalia)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Gray-bellied Night Monkey
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.

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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