Black-shouldered Opossum vs North American porcupine

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Erethizon dorsatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	North American porcupine
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	Erethizontidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Erethizon
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Erethizon dorsatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and North American porcupine share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

North American porcupine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	North American porcupine
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.

North American porcupine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.