Black-shouldered Opossum vs Pine Jelly

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Exidia saccharina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Didelphidae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Exidia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Pine Jelly
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.

Pine Jelly

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.