Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Confusing Fold Truffle

Caluromys lanatus compared with Hydnotrya confusa

Key Differences

• Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Confusing Fold Truffle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Confusing Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Didelphidae	Discinaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Hydnotrya
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Hydnotrya confusa

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Confusing Fold Truffle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Confusing Fold Truffle
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.

Confusing Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.