Black-shouldered Opossum vs Bladder Fern

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cystopteris fragilis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Bladder Fern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Bladder Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Cystopteris
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Cystopteris fragilis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Bladder Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Bladder Fern
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.

Bladder Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Bladder Fern

The Bladder Fern (Cystopteris fragilis) is a species in the genus Cystopteris. Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia