Black-shouldered Opossum vs Mountain Saffron

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Didelphidae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Solorina
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mountain Saffron
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.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.