Black-shouldered Opossum vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Didelphidae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Melanotaenium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Yellow Toadflax Smut
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.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.