Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Thrip

Caluromys philander compared with Hercinothrips bicinctus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Thrip
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Thysanoptera (Thysanoptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Thripidae
Genus	Caluromys	Hercinothrips
Species	Caluromys philander	Hercinothrips bicinctus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Thrip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Thrip
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.

Thrip

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (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.