Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Flea

Caluromys philander compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Pulicidae
Genus	Caluromys	Ctenocephalides
Species	Caluromys philander	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Flea
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.

Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States).

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.