Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Deceiver

Caluromys lanatus compared with Laccaria laccata

Key Differences

• Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Deceiver is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Laccaria
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Laccaria laccata

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Deceiver
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.

Deceiver

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, and United States.

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.