Bare-tailed woolly opossum


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Bare-tailed woolly opossum

Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
Subfamily : Caluromyinae
Species : Caluromys philander

 

The Bare-tailed woolly opossum is listed as Near Threatened (Near Threatened (NT), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Namings for the baretailed woolly opossum
A young / baby of a baretailed woolly opossum is called a 'joey'. The females are called 'jill' and males 'jack'.
Some facts about the
Woolly opossum

Adult weight : 0.35 kg (0.77 lbs)

Maximum longevity : 9 years

Female maturity :304 days

Gestation : 24 days

Weaning : 100 days

Litter size : 5

Interval between litters : 166 days

Weight at weaning : 0.011 kg (0.0242 lbs)

Source: AnAge, licensed under CC

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