Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs flax dodder

Caluromys philander compared with Cuscuta epilinum

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while flax dodder is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	flax dodder
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Didelphidae	Convolvulaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Cuscuta
Species	Caluromys philander	Cuscuta epilinum

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

flax dodder

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	flax dodder
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.

flax dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (5 countries), Europe (20 countries), North America (Canada, 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.