Black-shouldered Opossum vs Waved Silk-moss

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Bryophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Didelphidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Plagiothecium
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black-shouldered Opossum	Waved Silk-moss
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.

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.