Black-shouldered Opossum vs Flax Rust

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Melampsora lini

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Flax Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Melampsoraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Melampsora
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Melampsora lini

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Flax Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Flax Rust
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.

Flax Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.