Black-shouldered Opossum vs New Forest Beech-Lichen

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Enterographa elaborata

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while New Forest Beech-Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	New Forest Beech-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Roccellaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Enterographa
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Enterographa elaborata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

New Forest Beech-Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	New Forest Beech-Lichen
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.

New Forest Beech-Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Portugal. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.