Black-shouldered Opossum vs Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

Caluromysiops irrupta compared with Caluromys lanatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black-shouldered Opossum	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus	Caluromysiops	Caluromys
Species	Caluromysiops irrupta	Caluromys lanatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black-shouldered Opossum and Brown-eared Woolly Opossum share a common ancestor at the Family level: Didelphidae.

Conservation Status

Black-shouldered Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black-shouldered Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

Black-shouldered Opossum

The Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta) is a species in the genus Caluromysiops. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia