Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Foxtail

Caluromys philander compared with Amaranthus caudatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Didelphidae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Amaranthus
Species	Caluromys philander	Amaranthus caudatus

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Foxtail
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.

Foxtail

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (27 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.