Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Mountain Aster

Caluromys lanatus compared with Oclemena acuminata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Mountain Aster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Didelphidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Caluromys	Oclemena
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Oclemena acuminata

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Aster

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Mountain Aster
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.

Mountain Aster

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.