Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Sumac Needles

Caluromys philander compared with Phaeocalicium curtisii

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Sumac Needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Sumac Needles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Didelphidae	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Phaeocalicium
Species	Caluromys philander	Phaeocalicium curtisii

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Sumac Needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Sumac Needles
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.

Sumac Needles

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.