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Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Cladus: Sarcopterygii
Cladus: Rhipidistia
Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha
Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes
Cladus: Elpistostegalia
Superclassis: Tetrapoda
Cladus: Reptiliomorpha
Cladus: Amniota
Cladus: Synapsida
Cladus: Eupelycosauria
Cladus: Sphenacodontia
Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea
Cladus: Therapsida
Cladus: Theriodontia
Cladus: Cynodontia
Cladus: Eucynodontia
Cladus: Probainognathia
Cladus: Prozostrodontia
Cladus: Mammaliaformes
Classis: Mammalia
Cladus: Theriimorpha
Cladus: Theriiformes
Cladus: Trechnotheria
Cladus: Zatheria
Subclassis: Theria
Cladus: Metatheria
Cladus: Marsupialiformes
Infraclassis: Marsupialia
Ordo: Didelphimorphia

Familia: Didelphidae
Subfamilia: Caluromyinae
Genus: Caluromys
Subgenera (2): : C. (Caluromys) - C. (Mallodelphys)
Name

Caluromys J.A. Allen, 1900

Type species: Didelphis philander Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms

Calurosymys Avila-Pires, 1964
Didelphis Linnaeus, 1758
Gambia Liais, 1872
Mallodelphys Thomas, 1920
Philander Burmeister, 1856
Sarigua Muirhead, 1819

References

Caluromys in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist., 13: 189.
Wilson, D.E. & Reeder, D.M. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World: a taxonomic and geographic reference. 3rd edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press: Baltimore. 2 volumes. 2142 pp. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. Reference page.

Vernacular names
español: Zarigüeyas lanudas, zarigüeyas lanosas, zorritos de palo
svenska: Ullpungråttor

The three species in the genus Caluromys, commonly known as woolly opossums, are members of the order Didelphimorphia.
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
Subgenus Caluromys
Bare-tailed woolly opossum, Caluromys philander
Caluromys philander affinis
Caluromys philander dichurus
Caluromys philander philander
Caluromys philander trinitatis

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.

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