Black-shouldered Opossum vs Streamside Swordfern

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Nephrolepis rivularis

Key Differences

Black-shouldered Opossum is Least Concern while Streamside Swordfern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Streamside Swordfern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Nephrolepidaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Nephrolepis
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Nephrolepis rivularis

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Streamside Swordfern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Streamside Swordfern
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.

Streamside Swordfern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Cuba.

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.