Black-shouldered Opossum vs Violet Domecap

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Calocybe ionides

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Violet Domecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Violet Domecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Calocybe
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Calocybe ionides

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Violet Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Violet Domecap
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.

Violet Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.