Black-shouldered Opossum vs Palawan Fruit Bat

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Acerodon leucotis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Palawan Fruit Bat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Palawan Fruit Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Didelphidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Acerodon
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Acerodon leucotis

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Palawan Fruit Bat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Palawan Fruit Bat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Palawan 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.

Palawan Fruit Bat

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.