Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Devil'S Dipstick

Caluromys philander compared with Mutinus elegans

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Devil'S Dipstick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Didelphidae	Phallaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Mutinus
Species	Caluromys philander	Mutinus elegans

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Devil'S Dipstick
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.

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.