Black-shouldered Opossum vs Timber Mazegill

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Gloeophyllum trabeum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Timber Mazegill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Timber Mazegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gloeophyllales (Gloeophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Gloeophyllaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Gloeophyllum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Gloeophyllum trabeum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Timber Mazegill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Timber Mazegill
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.

Timber Mazegill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.