Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Cutnut

Caluromys lanatus compared with Barringtonia edulis

Key Differences

• Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Cutnut is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Cutnut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Didelphidae	Lecythidaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Barringtonia
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Barringtonia edulis

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Cutnut

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Cutnut
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.

Cutnut

Habitat

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.