Black-shouldered Opossum vs Stinking Earthfan

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Didelphidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Thelephora
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Stinking Earthfan
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.

Stinking Earthfan

Habitat

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

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.