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Central American woolly opossum	black-shouldered opossum
bushy-tailed opossum
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Woolly opossums and relatives

Order : Didelphimorphia
Family : Didelphidae
Subfamily : Caluromyinae

Facts about the subfamily Caluromyinae, the woolly opossums and relatives

Bare-tailed woolly opossums are found in the interior rainforest to about 55-degrees west longitude including parts of the Bolivian lowland rainforest. (Full text)

Woolly opossums are solitary animals and although they often congregate around common food sources there is no interaction between individuals. (Full text)