Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Dover Dwarf

Caluromys lanatus compared with Perittia farinella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Dover Dwarf
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Elachistidae
Genus	Caluromys	Perittia
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Perittia farinella

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Dover Dwarf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Dover Dwarf
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.

Dover Dwarf

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Sweden.

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.