Black-shouldered Opossum vs Maui's paddle

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Elaphoglossum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

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

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.