Black-shouldered Opossum vs Field Blewit

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Lepista personata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Field Blewit
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Lepista
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Lepista personata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Field Blewit

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Field Blewit
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.

Field Blewit

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.