The three species in the
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
''Caluromys'', commonly known as woolly opossums, are members of the
order Didelphimorphia.
Species and subspecies
* Subgenus ''Mallodelphys''
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Derby's woolly opossum
Derby's woolly opossum (''Caluromys derbianus''), or the Central American woolly opossum, is an opossum found in deciduous and moist evergreen forests of Central America, from southern Mexico to western Ecuador and Colombia. It was first describ ...
, ''Caluromys derbianus''
*** ''
Caluromys derbianus aztecus''
*** ''
Caluromys derbianus centralis''
*** ''
Caluromys derbianus derbianus''
*** ''
Caluromys derbianus fervidus''
*** ''
Caluromys derbianus nauticus''
*** ''
Caluromys derbianus pallidus''
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Brown-eared woolly opossum
The brown-eared woolly opossum (''Caluromys lanatus''), also known as the western woolly opossum, is an opossum from South America. It was first described by German naturalist Ignaz von Olfers in 1818. The opossum is characterized by a brown to ...
, ''Caluromys lanatus''
*** ''
Caluromys lanatus cicur''
*** ''
Caluromys lanatus lanatus''
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Caluromys lanatus nattereri''
*** ''
Caluromys lanatus ochropus''
*** ''
Caluromys lanatus orntus''
*** ''
Caluromys lanatus vitalinus''
* Subgenus ''Caluromys''
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Bare-tailed woolly opossum
The bare-tailed woolly opossum (''Caluromys philander'') is an opossum from South America. It was first described by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The bare-tailed woolly opossum is characterized by a gray head, brown to gray coat, ora ...
, ''Caluromys philander''
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Caluromys philander affinis''
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Caluromys philander dichurus''
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Caluromys philander philander''
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Caluromys philander trinitatis''
References
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Opossums
Taxa named by Joel Asaph Allen
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