Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Faded Pincertail

Caluromys philander compared with Onychogomphus costae

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Faded Pincertail is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Faded Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Caluromys	Onychogomphus
Species	Caluromys philander	Onychogomphus costae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Faded Pincertail

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Faded Pincertail
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.

Faded Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.