Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Eurasian water shrew

Caluromys lanatus compared with Neomys fodiens

Key Differences

• Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Eurasian water shrew is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Eurasian water shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Soricomorpha (Soricomorpha)
Family	Didelphidae	Soricidae
Genus	Caluromys	Neomys
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Neomys fodiens

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum and Eurasian water shrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian water shrew

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Eurasian water shrew
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.

Eurasian water shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Eurasian water shrew

Eurasian water shrew (Neomys fodiens) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.