Woolly opossum

Woolly opossums
Woolly opossum with juvenile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Subfamily: Caluromyinae
Genus: Caluromys
J. A. Allen, 1900
Type species
Didelphis philander
Species

The three species in the genus Caluromys, commonly known as woolly opossums, are members of the order Didelphimorphia.

Species and subspecies

  • Subgenus Mallodelphys
    • Derby's woolly opossum, Caluromys derbianus
      • Caluromys derbianus aztecus
      • Caluromys derbianus centralis
      • Caluromys derbianus derbianus
      • Caluromys derbianus fervidus
      • Caluromys derbianus nauticus
      • Caluromys derbianus pallidus
    • Brown-eared woolly opossum, Caluromys lanatus
      • Caluromys lanatus cicur
      • Caluromys lanatus lanatus
      • Caluromys lanatus nattereri
      • Caluromys lanatus ochropus
      • Caluromys lanatus orntus
      • Caluromys lanatus vitalinus
  • Subgenus Caluromys
    • Bare-tailed woolly opossum, Caluromys philander
      • Caluromys philander affinis
      • Caluromys philander dichurus
      • Caluromys philander philander
      • Caluromys philander trinitatis

References

  • Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Genus Caluromys". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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