Black-shouldered Opossum vs Tear Dropper

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.