Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Gray Marmot

Caluromys lanatus compared with Marmota baibacina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Gray Marmot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Didelphidae	Sciuridae (Squirrels)
Genus	Caluromys	Marmota
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Marmota baibacina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Gray Marmot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Gray Marmot
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.

Gray Marmot

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.