Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs chicken mite

Caluromys philander compared with Dermanyssus gallinae

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	chicken mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Mesostigmata (Mesostigmata)
Family	Didelphidae	Dermanyssidae
Genus	Caluromys	Dermanyssus
Species	Caluromys philander	Dermanyssus gallinae

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum and chicken mite share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

chicken mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	chicken mite
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.

chicken mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

chicken mite

The chicken mite (Dermanyssus gallinae) is a species in the genus Dermanyssus. Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.