Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Flats Silkypuff

Caluromys lanatus compared with Diastella proteoides

Key Differences

• Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Flats Silkypuff is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Flats Silkypuff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Didelphidae	Proteaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Diastella
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Diastella proteoides

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Flats Silkypuff

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Flats Silkypuff
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.

Flats Silkypuff

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.