Black-shouldered Opossum vs Stream Beacon

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Vibrissea truncorum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Stream Beacon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Vibrisseaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Vibrissea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Vibrissea truncorum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Stream Beacon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Stream Beacon
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.

Stream Beacon

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.