Black-shouldered Opossum vs Chacoan Peccary

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Catagonus wagneri

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Chacoan Peccary is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Chacoan Peccary
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Artiodactyla (Artiodátilos)
Family	Didelphidae	Tayassuidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Catagonus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Catagonus wagneri

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Chacoan Peccary share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Chacoan Peccary

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Chacoan Peccary
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.

Chacoan Peccary

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.

Chacoan Peccary

The Chacoan Peccary (Catagonus wagneri) is a species in the genus Catagonus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.