Derby s Woolly Opossum vs Keruing

Caluromys derbianus compared with Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Key Differences

• Derby s Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Keruing is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Keruing
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Didelphidae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Dipterocarpus
Species	Caluromys derbianus	Dipterocarpus eurhynchus

Conservation Status

Derby s Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Keruing

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Keruing
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.

Keruing

Habitat

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