Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Caluromys lanatus compared with Nephelomys nimbosus

Key Differences

• Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Chordata (حبليات)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class same	Mammalia (ثدييات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (قوارض)
Family	Didelphidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Caluromys	Nephelomys
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Nephelomys nimbosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum and Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (ثدييات)

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

The Brown-eared Woolly Opossum (Caluromys lanatus) is a species in the genus Caluromys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador