Bushy-tailed Opossum vs Opossum de Derby

Glironia venusta compared with Caluromys derbianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Opossum de Derby
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (mammifères)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Glironia	Caluromys
Species	Glironia venusta	Caluromys derbianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bushy-tailed Opossum and Opossum de Derby share a common ancestor at the Family level: Didelphidae.

Conservation Status

Bushy-tailed Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Opossum de Derby

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bushy-tailed Opossum	Opossum de Derby
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bushy-tailed Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Opossum de Derby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Bushy-tailed Opossum

The Bushy-tailed Opossum (Glironia venusta) is a species in the genus Glironia. 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 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador