Black-shouldered Opossum vs Mottled Bolete

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Leccinum variicolor

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mottled Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Didelphidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Leccinum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Leccinum variicolor

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mottled Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mottled Bolete
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.

Mottled Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.