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Central American woolly opossum

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

 

The Central american woolly opossum is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

Facts about the Central American woolly opossum

Physical Description Caluromys derbianus is the largest species in the genus. (Full text)

Caluromys derbianus is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List 2002. (Full text)