Woolly opossum

Woolly opossums
Woolly opossum with juvenile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Subfamily: Caluromyinae
Genus:
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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