Black-shouldered Opossum vs Dusky Slender Opossum

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Marmosops fuscatus

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Dusky Slender Opossum is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dusky Slender Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Marmosops
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Marmosops fuscatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Dusky Slender Opossum share a common ancestor at the Family level: Didelphidae.

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Slender Opossum

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dusky Slender Opossum
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.

Dusky Slender Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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