Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Fringed dodder

Caluromys philander compared with Cuscuta suaveolens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Fringed 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 suaveolens

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Fringed dodder

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Fringed 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.

Fringed dodder

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa, Zimbabwe), Europe (17 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.