Black-shouldered Opossum vs Greater Copperwort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Greater Copperwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Greater Copperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Cephaloziella
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Greater Copperwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Greater Copperwort
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.

Greater Copperwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.