Black-shouldered Opossum vs Scarce Notchwort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Mesoptychia badensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Scarce Notchwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Jungermanniaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Mesoptychia
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Mesoptychia badensis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Scarce Notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Scarce Notchwort
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.

Scarce Notchwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.