Derby s Woolly Opossum vs False Grass-poly

Caluromys derbianus compared with Lythrum junceum

Key Differences

• Derby s Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while False Grass-poly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Derby s Woolly Opossum	False Grass-poly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lythraceae
Genus	Caluromys	Lythrum
Species	Caluromys derbianus	Lythrum junceum

Conservation Status

Derby s Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

False Grass-poly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Derby s Woolly Opossum	False Grass-poly
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Derby s Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

False Grass-poly

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil).