Black-shouldered Opossum vs Mealy Pixie Cup

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cladonia chlorophaea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mealy Pixie Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Cladonia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Cladonia chlorophaea

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mealy Pixie Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mealy Pixie 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.

Mealy Pixie Cup

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.