Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs iron-grass

Caluromys philander compared with Spermacoce confusa

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while iron-grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	iron-grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Didelphidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Spermacoce
Species	Caluromys philander	Spermacoce confusa

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

iron-grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	iron-grass
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.

iron-grass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Timor-Leste.

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.