Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs gratiola

Caluromys philander compared with Gratiola officinalis

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while gratiola is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	gratiola
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Didelphidae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Gratiola
Species	Caluromys philander	Gratiola officinalis

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

gratiola

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	gratiola
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.

gratiola

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, France, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.