Black-shouldered Opossum vs Dusky Starfrontlet

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Coeligena orina

Key Differences

Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Dusky Starfrontlet is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dusky Starfrontlet
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)	Chordata (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)
Class	Mammalia (สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยน้ำนม)	Aves (นก)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Didelphidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Coeligena
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Coeligena orina

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Dusky Starfrontlet share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (สัตว์มีแกนสันหลัง)

ดู: Phylum: Chordata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dusky Starfrontlet

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dusky Starfrontlet
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 Starfrontlet

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Oceanian realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.