Black-shouldered Opossum vs Orange Disco

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Didelphidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Aleurodiscus
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Orange Disco
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.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Taiwan, and United States.

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.