Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Variable Chafer

Caluromys philander compared with Gnorimus variabilis

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Variable Chafer is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Variable Chafer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Didelphidae	Scarabaeidae
Genus	Caluromys	Gnorimus
Species	Caluromys philander	Gnorimus variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Variable Chafer

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Variable Chafer
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.

Variable Chafer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

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.