Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Needle Rust

Caluromys lanatus compared with Chrysomyxa ledi

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Needle Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Didelphidae	Coleosporiaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Chrysomyxa
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Chrysomyxa ledi

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Needle Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Needle Rust
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.

Needle Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.