Black-shouldered Opossum vs New Caledonian Flying Fox

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Pteropus vetula

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while New Caledonian Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	New Caledonian Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Опоссумы)	Chiroptera (рукокрылые)
Family	Didelphidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Caluromysiops	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Pteropus vetula

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and New Caledonian Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

New Caledonian Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	New Caledonian Flying Fox
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.

New Caledonian Flying Fox

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.