Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Gato de Agua

Caluromys philander compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Gato de Agua is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Gato de Agua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Carnivora (carnívoros)
Family	Didelphidae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Caluromys	Lontra
Species	Caluromys philander	Lontra longicaudis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Gato de Agua

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Gato de Agua
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.

Gato de Agua

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela