Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Ornate Flying Fox

Caluromys philander compared with Pteropus ornatus

Key Differences

• Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Ornate Flying Fox is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Ornate Flying Fox
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Chiroptera (morcego)
Family	Didelphidae	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)
Genus	Caluromys	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)
Species	Caluromys philander	Pteropus ornatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Ornate Flying Fox

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Ornate Flying Fox
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.

Ornate Flying Fox

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.