Black-shouldered Opossum vs Copper Lecidea

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Lecidea inops

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Copper Lecidea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Lecidea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Lecidea inops

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Copper Lecidea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Copper Lecidea
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.

Copper Lecidea

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.