Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Small dung fly

Caluromys philander compared with Coproica acutangula

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Small dung fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Small dung fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Sphaeroceridae
Genus	Caluromys	Coproica
Species	Caluromys philander	Coproica acutangula

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum and Small dung fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Small dung fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Small dung fly
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.

Small dung fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.