Black-shouldered Opossum vs felted leafy moss

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	felted leafy moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Didelphidae	Mniaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Rhizomnium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Rhizomnium pseudopunctatum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

felted leafy moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	felted leafy moss
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.

felted leafy moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.