Black-shouldered Opossum vs Dotty Inkcap

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Coprinopsis laanii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dotty Inkcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Coprinopsis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Coprinopsis laanii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dotty Inkcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dotty Inkcap
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.

Dotty Inkcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.