Black-shouldered Opossum vs mountain spike-moss

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Selaginella densa

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while mountain spike-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	mountain spike-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Selaginellales (Selaginellales)
Family	Didelphidae	Selaginellaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Selaginella
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Selaginella densa

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

mountain spike-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	mountain spike-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.

mountain spike-moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.