Black-shouldered Opossum vs river moss

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Fontinalis hypnoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	river moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Didelphidae	Fontinalaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Fontinalis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Fontinalis hypnoides

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

river moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	river 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.

river moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.