Black-shouldered Opossum vs Mountain Waxcap

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Hygrocybe
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Mountain Waxcap
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 Waxcap

Habitat

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

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.