Black-shouldered Opossum vs Leopard Earthball

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Didelphidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Scleroderma
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Leopard Earthball
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.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), 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.