Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Light Red Meranti

Caluromys philander compared with Shorea lepidota

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Light Red Meranti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Light Red Meranti
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Shorea
Species	Caluromys philander	Shorea lepidota

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Light Red Meranti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Light Red Meranti
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.

Light Red Meranti

Habitat

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

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.