Black-shouldered Opossum vs Spring Hazelcup

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Encoelia furfuracea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Spring Hazelcup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Encoelia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Encoelia furfuracea

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Spring Hazelcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Spring Hazelcup
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.

Spring Hazelcup

Habitat

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

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.