Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs dingy mocha

Caluromys lanatus compared with Cyclophora pendularia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	dingy mocha
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Geometridae
Genus	Caluromys	Cyclophora
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Cyclophora pendularia

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum and dingy mocha share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

dingy mocha

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	dingy mocha
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.

dingy mocha

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.