Black-shouldered Opossum vs Hooded red-sided opossum

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Monodelphis palliolata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hooded red-sided opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (负鼠目)	Didelphimorphia (负鼠目)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Monodelphis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Monodelphis palliolata

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Hooded red-sided opossum share a common ancestor at the Family level: Didelphidae.

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hooded red-sided opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hooded red-sided opossum
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.

Hooded red-sided opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia