Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Shallon

Caluromys lanatus compared with Gaultheria shallon

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Shallon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Didelphidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Gaultheria
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Gaultheria shallon

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Shallon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Shallon
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.

Shallon

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.