---
title: "Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum"
description: "Caluromys philander — Mammals. No summary available."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/bare-tailed-woolly-opossum
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum

> Caluromys philander — Mammals. No summary available.

- Scientific name: *Caluromys philander*
- Category: `mammals` (Mammals)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 275
- Wikidata: [Q194440](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194440)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42557](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42557)

## Names

- en: Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum
- de: Gelbe Wollbeutelratte
- es: Zarigüeya lanuda de cola pelona
- fr: Grand Opossum laineux arboricole
- nl: Gele wolhaarbuidelrat
- pl: Opos wełnisty

## Countries with the most observations

BR (171), GF (45), CO (7), TT (7), SR (6)

## Photo

![Bare-tailed Woolly Opossum](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bare-tailed-woolly-opossum/medium.jpg)

Photo: Johann Christianus Daniel von Schreber · Public domain · commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caluromys_philander_Schreber.jpg

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bare-tailed-woolly-opossum?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).