Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs spear grass

Caluromys philander compared with Nassella hyalina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	spear grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Didelphidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Caluromys	Nassella
Species	Caluromys philander	Nassella hyalina

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

spear grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	spear 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.

spear grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.