caimito vs Honey possum

Pouteria caimito compared with Tarsipes rostratus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	caimito	Honey possum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Diprotodontia (Marsupials)
Family	Sapotaceae	Tarsipedidae
Genus	Pouteria	Tarsipes
Species	Pouteria caimito	Tarsipes rostratus

Conservation Status

caimito

LC — Least Concern

Honey possum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	caimito	Honey possum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

caimito

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and Taiwan.

Honey possum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

caimito

The Caimito (Pouteria caimito) is a species in the genus Pouteria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.