Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Midday Jird

Caluromys philander compared with Meriones meridianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Midday Jird
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Caluromys	Meriones
Species	Caluromys philander	Meriones meridianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum and Midday Jird share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Midday Jird

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Midday Jird
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

Midday Jird

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

The Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum (Caluromys philander) is a species in the genus Caluromys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.