Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Marbled cat

Caluromys lanatus compared with Pardofelis marmorata

Key Differences

• Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Marbled cat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Marbled cat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Didelphidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Caluromys	Pardofelis
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Pardofelis marmorata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Marbled cat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Marbled cat
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.

Marbled cat

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.