Black-shouldered Opossum vs Snow Rustwort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Snow 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	Gymnomitrion
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Snow Rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Snow 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.

Snow Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.