Black-shouldered Opossum vs

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Comatricha elegans

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mycetozoa
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Stemonitidales
Family	Didelphidae	Stemonitidaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Comatricha
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Comatricha elegans

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered 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.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Belgium, Norway, Sweden), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Comatricha elegans is a delicate myxomycete forming slender, stalked, cylindrical sporangia with an intricate internal network of threads (capillitium) that aid spore dispersal. It grows on decaying wood and bark in humid forest environments worldwide. This species belongs to a group of slime moulds notable for their elegant fruiting body architecture and cosmopolitan distribution.