Black-shouldered Opossum vs Tile Lichen

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Lecidea tessellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Lecidea
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Tile Lichen
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.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.