Black-shouldered Opossum vs Dilated Scalewort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Frullania dilatata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Didelphidae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Frullania
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Dilated Scalewort
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.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.