Black-shouldered Opossum vs Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Rhinophylla alethina

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Hairy Little Fruit Bat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Chiroptera (翼手目)
Family	Didelphidae	Phyllostomidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Rhinophylla
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Rhinophylla alethina

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Hairy Little Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hairy Little Fruit Bat
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.

Hairy Little Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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