Black-shouldered Opossum vs Floating Fern

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Salvinia natans

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Floating Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Salviniaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Salvinia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Salvinia natans

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Floating Fern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Floating 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.

Floating Fern

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.