Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Dotted Firefly

Caluromys lanatus compared with Lucidota punctata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Dotted Firefly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Didelphidae	Lampyridae
Genus	Caluromys	Lucidota
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Lucidota punctata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dotted Firefly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Dotted Firefly
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.

Dotted Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.