Black-shouldered Opossum vs red beard moss

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	red beard moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Bryoerythrophyllum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Bryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

red beard moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	red beard 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.

red beard moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.