Black-shouldered Opossum vs Fawn Starweb

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Asterostroma cervicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Fawn Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Didelphidae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Asterostroma
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Asterostroma cervicolor

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Fawn Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Fawn Starweb
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.

Fawn Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, 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.