Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Fatmucket

Caluromys lanatus compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Fatmucket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Didelphidae	Unionidae
Genus	Caluromys	Lampsilis
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Fatmucket
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.

Fatmucket

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in 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.