Black-shouldered Opossum vs Southern Bracket

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Didelphidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Ganoderma
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Southern Bracket
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.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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.