Black-shouldered Opossum vs forked veilwort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Metzgeria furcata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	forked veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Didelphidae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Metzgeria
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Metzgeria furcata

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

forked veilwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	forked veilwort
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.

forked veilwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, 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.