Black-shouldered Opossum vs Mexican Agouti

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mexican Agouti
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	Didelphimorphia (负鼠目)	Rodentia (啮齿目)
Family	Didelphidae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Dasyprocta
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Dasyprocta mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Mexican Agouti share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳動物)

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mexican Agouti
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.

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. 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.