Black-shouldered Opossum vs Hazel Bracket

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Skeletocutis semipileata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hazel Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Didelphidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Skeletocutis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Skeletocutis semipileata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hazel 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.

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.