Black-shouldered Opossum vs Siberian polypody

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Polypodium sibiricum

Key Differences

• Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Siberian polypody is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Siberian polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Polypodium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Polypodium sibiricum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Siberian polypody

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Siberian polypody
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.

Siberian polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.