Black-shouldered Opossum vs Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Notomys mordax

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Darling Downs Hopping Mouse is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Didelphidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Notomys
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Notomys mordax

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Darling Downs Hopping Mouse share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Darling Downs Hopping Mouse
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.

Darling Downs Hopping Mouse

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.