Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Florida arrowroot

Caluromys lanatus compared with Zamia pumila

Key Differences

• Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Florida arrowroot is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Florida arrowroot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Didelphidae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Zamia
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Zamia pumila

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Florida arrowroot

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Florida arrowroot
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.

Florida arrowroot

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.