Black-shouldered Opossum vs Greyling Bracket

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Postia tephroleuca

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Greyling Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Postia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Postia tephroleuca

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Greyling Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Greyling Bracket
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.

Greyling Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.