Black-shouldered Opossum vs wall scalewort

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Didelphidae	Porellaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Porella
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	wall scalewort
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.

wall scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.