Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Fringed Cup

Caluromys philander compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Encoelia
Species	Caluromys philander	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Fringed Cup
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.

Fringed Cup

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.