AnAge entry for Caluromysiops irrupta

Classification (HAGRID: 02489)

Taxonomy: Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
        Class: Mammalia (Taxon entry)
            Order: Didelphimorphia
                Family: Didelphidae
                    Genus: Caluromysiops
Species: Caluromysiops irrupta
Common name: Black-shouldered opossum

Maximum longevity: Not yet established
Observations: Little is known about the longevity of these animals as few have been kept in captivity. One specimen has been reported to live 7.8 years in captivity [0434], which probably refers to one specimen captured in the wild that lived 6.8 years in captivity [0671]. Without more detailed studies, maximum longevity must be classified as unknown.

No information on metabolism is available.

[1308] Myhrvold et al. (2015), An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles
[0671] Richard Weigl (2005), Longevity of Mammals in Captivity; from the Living Collections of the World
[0730] Smith et al. (2003), Body mass of late Quaternary mammals
[0434] Ronald Nowak (1999), Walker's Mammals of the World
[0455] Virginia Hayssen et al. (1993), Asdell's Patterns of Mammalian Reproduction: A Compendium of Species-Specific Data