Black-shouldered Opossum vs Heath Threadwort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Cephaloziella stellulifera

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Heath Threadwort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Heath Threadwort
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 stellulifera

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Heath Threadwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Heath Threadwort
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.

Heath Threadwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden 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.