Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Gray-bellied Squirrel

Caluromys philander compared with Callosciurus caniceps

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Gray-bellied Squirrel
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Caluromys	Callosciurus
Species	Caluromys philander	Callosciurus caniceps

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum and Gray-bellied Squirrel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Gray-bellied Squirrel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Gray-bellied Squirrel
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.

Gray-bellied Squirrel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.