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 Woolly opossum with juvenile
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The three species in the genus Caluromys, commonly known as woolly opossums, are members of the Didelphimorphia order.
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
- Derby's Woolly Opossum, Caluromys derbianus
- Subgenus Caluromys
- Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum, Caluromys philander
- Caluromys philander affinis
- Caluromys philander dichurus
- Caluromys philander philander
- Caluromys philander trinitatis
- Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum, Caluromys philander
References
- Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds). ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 3-4. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
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