Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Caluromys philander compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Didelphidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Hydnum
Species	Caluromys philander	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Umbilicate Hedgehog
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.

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.