Black-shouldered Opossum vs Reflexed Feather-Moss

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Sciuro-hypnum reflexum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Reflexed Feather-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Didelphidae	Brachytheciaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Sciuro-hypnum
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Sciuro-hypnum reflexum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Reflexed Feather-Moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Reflexed Feather-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.

Reflexed Feather-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found across 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.