Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Capote

Caluromys philander compared with Xanthosoma robustum

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Capote is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Capote
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Didelphidae	Araceae
Genus	Caluromys	Xanthosoma
Species	Caluromys philander	Xanthosoma robustum

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Capote

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Capote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Capote

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, and United States.

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

The Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum (Caluromys philander) is a species in the genus Caluromys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Capote

The Capote (Xanthosoma robustum) is a species in the genus Xanthosoma. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.