Derby's Woolly Opossum

Caluromys derbianus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

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

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Tikal National Park

4 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026

191 Verified sightings across all 30 parks From 2019 to 2026

🌅 Crepuscular When it's spotted at dawn and dusk

About the Derby's Woolly Opossum

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. The time when breeding takes place varies geographically. The litter size ranges from one to six. The IUCN classifies this opossum as least concern.

Derby's woolly opossum is one of the three members of Caluromys, and is placed in the family Didelphidae. It was first described by English naturalist George Robert Waterhouse as Didelphis derbianus in 1841. He was named in honor of Edward Smith-Stanley, 13th Earl of Derby, to whose... Wikipedia →

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

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