Derby s Woolly Opossum vs Mexican Agouti

Caluromys derbianus compared with Dasyprocta mexicana

Key Differences

• Derby s Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Mexican Agouti is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Mexican Agouti
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Dasyproctidae
Genus	Caluromys	Dasyprocta
Species	Caluromys derbianus	Dasyprocta mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

Derby s Woolly Opossum and Mexican Agouti share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Derby s Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mexican Agouti

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Mexican Agouti
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.

Mexican Agouti

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found in Cuba. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.