Black-shouldered Opossum vs Philippine mouse-deer

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Tragulus nigricans

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Philippine mouse-deer is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Philippine mouse-deer
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	Tragulidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Tragulus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Tragulus nigricans

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Philippine mouse-deer share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Philippine mouse-deer

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Philippine mouse-deer
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.

Philippine mouse-deer

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.