Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Variable Flying Fox

Caluromys philander compared with Pteropus hypomelanus

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Variable Flying Fox is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Variable Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Didelphidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Caluromys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Caluromys philander	Pteropus hypomelanus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum and Variable Flying Fox share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Variable Flying Fox

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Variable Flying Fox
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 Flying Fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.