Derby s Woolly Opossum vs Northern Gracile Opossum

Caluromys derbianus compared with Gracilinanus marica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Northern Gracile Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (负鼠目)	Didelphimorphia (负鼠目)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Caluromys	Gracilinanus
Species	Caluromys derbianus	Gracilinanus marica

Evolutionary Relationship

Derby s Woolly Opossum and Northern Gracile Opossum share a common ancestor at the Family level: Didelphidae.

Conservation Status

Derby s Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Northern Gracile Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Derby s Woolly Opossum	Northern Gracile Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Derby s Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

Northern Gracile Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Venezuela.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia