Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Mérida Brocket

Caluromys lanatus compared with Mazama bricenii

Key Differences

• Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Mérida Brocket is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Mérida Brocket
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Artiodactyla (Even-toed Ungulates)
Family	Didelphidae	Cervidae (Deer)
Genus	Caluromys	Mazama
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Mazama bricenii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mérida Brocket

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Mérida Brocket
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.

Mérida Brocket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇻🇪 Venezuela