Black-shouldered Opossum vs Fringed Cup

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Encoelia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Fringed Cup
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.

Fringed Cup

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.