Derby's Woolly Opossum

Caluromys derbianus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
OrderDidelphimorphia (Opossums)
FamilyDidelphidae (Opossums)
GenusCaluromys (Woolly Opossums)
SpeciesCaluromys derbianus (Derby's Woolly Opossum)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Lago de Yojoa

2 Verified records at Lago de Yojoa

🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

Derby's woolly opossum (Caluromys derbianus), or the Central American woolly opossum, is an opossum found in deciduous and moist evergreen forests of Central America, from southern Mexico to western Ecuador and Colombia. It was first described by English naturalist George Robert Waterhouse, and named in honor of Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby. Derby's woolly opossum is the largest in its genus, with a total length of 60 to 70 centimetres (24 to 28 in) and weight between 200 and 400 grams (7.1 and 14.1 oz). The coat is brown and the underside white-buff to golden-brown. The opossum is nocturnal (active mainly at night), arboreal (tree-living) and solitary. Diet consists of fruits, nectar, small invertebrates and vertebrates. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Lago de Yojoa

Didelphis marsupialis

10–20% · With luck

Didelphis virginiana

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Derby's Woolly Opossum at Lago de Yojoa — not enough to chart months honestly.

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
2	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	20–30%
3	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
4	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	10–20%
5	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
6	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
7	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
8	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	5–10%
9	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
10	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
11	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	5–10%
12	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
14	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
15	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
16	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
17	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
18	Biotopo Cerro Cahuí	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
19	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
20	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
21	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
22	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
23	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
24	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
25	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
26	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
27	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
28	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
29	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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