Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum vs Child’s Rice Rat

Caluromys philander compared with Nephelomys childi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Child’s Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Опоссумы)	Rodentia (грызуны)
Family	Didelphidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Caluromys	Nephelomys
Species	Caluromys philander	Nephelomys childi

Evolutionary Relationship

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum and Child’s Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (млекопитающие)

Conservation Status

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Child’s Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum	Child’s Rice Rat
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.

Child’s Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.

Child’s Rice Rat

The Child’s Rice Rat (Nephelomys childi) is a species in the genus Nephelomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.