Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Goliath Webcap

Caluromys philander compared with Cortinarius praestans

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Goliath Webcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Goliath Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Cortinarius
Species	Caluromys philander	Cortinarius praestans

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Goliath Webcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Goliath Webcap
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.

Goliath Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.