Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Dotted Ermel

Caluromys philander compared with Ethmia dodecea

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Dotted Ermel is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Dotted Ermel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Caluromys	Ethmia
Species	Caluromys philander	Ethmia dodecea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Ermel

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Dotted Ermel
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.

Dotted Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.