Alectryon vs Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

Alectryon tropicus compared with Caluromys lanatus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family	Sapindaceae	Didelphidae
Genus	Alectryon	Caluromys
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Caluromys lanatus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.