Black-shouldered Opossum vs Smooth Stonewort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Nitella flexilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Smooth Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Didelphidae	Characeae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Nitella
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Nitella flexilis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Smooth Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Smooth Stonewort
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.

Smooth Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, 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.