Black-shouldered Opossum vs Hooked Plait-moss

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Hypnum uncinulatum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Hooked Plait-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hooked Plait-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Didelphidae	Hypnaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Hypnum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Hypnum uncinulatum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hooked Plait-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Hooked Plait-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.

Hooked Plait-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.