Woolly opossum

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

Woolly opossums
Woolly opossum with juvenile
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Subfamily:	Caluromyinae
Genus:	Caluromys J. A. Allen, 1900
Type species
Didelphis philander Linnaeus, 1758
Species
Caluromys derbianus Caluromys lanatus Caluromys philander

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.