Black-shouldered Opossum vs Foxtail Smut

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Didelphidae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Urocystis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Foxtail Smut
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.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium 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.