Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Contrary Webcap

Caluromys philander compared with Cortinarius variicolor

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Contrary Webcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Contrary Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (cordados)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Cortinarius
Species	Caluromys philander	Cortinarius variicolor

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Contrary Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Contrary Webcap
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.

Contrary Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.