The three species in the genus Caluromys, commonly known as woolly opossums, are members of the order Didelphimorphia.
| Woolly opossums | |
|---|---|
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| Woolly opossum with juvenile | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Subfamily: | Caluromyinae |
| Genus: | Caluromys J. A. Allen, 1900 |
| Type species | |
| Didelphis philander | |
| Species | |
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, 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.