Black-shouldered Opossum vs Pitch canker

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Didelphidae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Fusarium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Pitch canker
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.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, 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.