Black-shouldered Opossum vs White Cheese Polypore

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Tyromyces chioneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	White Cheese Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Didelphidae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Tyromyces
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Tyromyces chioneus

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

White Cheese Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	White Cheese Polypore
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.

White Cheese Polypore

Habitat

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

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.