woolly opossum
caluromys latin

Brown-eared woolly opossums differ from other opossums in having a smaller litter size.

Bare-tailed woolly opossums actively climb through the upper canopy of trees as they look for fruit and insects.

Brown-eared woolly opossums are strongly arboreal marsupials, of similar size to other opossums.

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

It is possible that marmosets compete for fruit with birds, such as parrots and toucans, and with woolly opossums.

Unlike those of the closely related bare-tailed woolly opossum, the pouches of the brown-eared species open to the front, rather than along the midline.

Brown-eared woolly opossums are omnivorous and feed on fruits, nectar, invertebrates and small vertebrates.

Derby's Woolly Opossum (Caluromys derbianus)

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum (Caluromys lanatus)

Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum (Caluromys philander)

The bare-tailed woolly opossum (Caluromys philander), also called the white-eared opossum, is an opossum species from South America.

Derby's woolly opossum (Caluromys derbianus), or the Central American woolly opossum, is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae.

Like other members of the genus Caluromys, the bare-tailed woolly opossum is a strongly arboreal species of marsupial, differing from other didelphid opossums in having a comparatively large encephalization quotient and smaller litter size.

Other mammals identified on the island include the Northern Tamandua Anteater, the Nine-banded Armadillo, White-nosed Coati, Crab-eating Raccoon, Agouti, Woolly Opossum, and the Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine, in addition to various kinds rabbits, squirrels and mice.

It includes the extant genera Caluromys, Caluromysiops and Glironia, as well as the extinct Pachybiotherium.