Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Cornflag

Caluromys philander compared with Gladiolus communis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Cornflag
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Didelphidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Gladiolus
Species	Caluromys philander	Gladiolus communis

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Cornflag

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Cornflag
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.

Cornflag

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia, Peru).

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.