Black-shouldered Opossum vs Rusty Crust

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Skeletocutis amorpha

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Rusty Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Didelphidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Skeletocutis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Skeletocutis amorpha

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Rusty Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Rusty Crust
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.

Rusty Crust

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.