Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Gray Mouse Opossum

Caluromys philander compared with Tlacuatzin canescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Gray Mouse Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Caluromys	Tlacuatzin
Species	Caluromys philander	Tlacuatzin canescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum and Gray Mouse Opossum share a common ancestor at the Family level: Didelphidae.

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Gray Mouse Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Gray Mouse Opossum
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 Mouse Opossum

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.