Black-shouldered Opossum vs floating hook moss

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Warnstorfia fluitans

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while floating hook moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	floating hook moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Didelphidae	Calliergonaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Warnstorfia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Warnstorfia fluitans

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

floating hook moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	floating hook 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.

floating hook moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia