Derby s Woolly Opossum vs Mountain Water Rat

Caluromys derbianus compared with Baiyankamys habbema

Key Differences

• Derby s Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Mountain Water Rat is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Mountain Water Rat
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	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Caluromys	Baiyankamys
Species	Caluromys derbianus	Baiyankamys habbema

Evolutionary Relationship

Derby s Woolly Opossum and Mountain Water Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Derby s Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Water Rat

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Mountain Water Rat
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.

Mountain Water Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.