Black-shouldered Opossum vs Quince Leaf Blight

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Diplocarpon mespili

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Quince Leaf Blight is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Quince Leaf Blight
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Drepanopezizaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Diplocarpon
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Diplocarpon mespili

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Quince Leaf Blight

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Quince Leaf Blight
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.

Quince Leaf Blight

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.