Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs maquei

Caluromys lanatus compared with Aristotelia chilensis

Key Differences

• Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while maquei is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	maquei
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Didelphidae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Caluromys	Aristotelia
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Aristotelia chilensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

maquei

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	maquei
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.

maquei

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Chile and 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.