Black-shouldered Opossum vs rounded rustwort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Marsupella sparsifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	rounded rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Marsupella
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Marsupella sparsifolia

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

rounded rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	rounded rustwort
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.

rounded rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.