Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs chilte

Caluromys philander compared with Cnidoscolus elasticus

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while chilte is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	chilte
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Cnidoscolus
Species	Caluromys philander	Cnidoscolus elasticus

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

chilte

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	chilte
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.

chilte

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

chilte

The chilte (Cnidoscolus elasticus) is a species in the genus Cnidoscolus. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.