Black-shouldered Opossum vs limestone fern

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Gymnocarpium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	limestone fern
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.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically 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.