Derby s Woolly Opossum vs Hilograss

Caluromys derbianus compared with Paspalum conjugatum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Hilograss
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Chordata (حبليات)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (قبئيات)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Caluromys	Paspalum
Species	Caluromys derbianus	Paspalum conjugatum

Conservation Status

Derby s Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Hilograss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Hilograss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Derby s Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Hilograss

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 6 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (7 countries), Asia (13 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (4 countries).