Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Mountain Water Rat

Caluromys philander compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Mountain Water Rat
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Caluromys	Baiyankamys
Species	Caluromys philander	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Mountain Water Rat
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.

Mountain Water Rat

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.