Black-shouldered Opossum vs River Pocket-moss

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Fissidens rivularis

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while River Pocket-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	River Pocket-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Didelphidae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Fissidens
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Fissidens rivularis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

River Pocket-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	River Pocket-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 Pocket-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.