Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

Caluromys lanatus compared with Dendrogale murina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Scandentia (Scandentia)
Family	Didelphidae	Tupaiidae
Genus	Caluromys	Dendrogale
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Dendrogale murina

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum and Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew
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.

Northern Smooth-Tailed Treeshrew

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.