Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Shield Dapperling

Caluromys lanatus compared with Lepiota clypeolaria

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Shield Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Didelphidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Caluromys	Lepiota
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Lepiota clypeolaria

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Shield Dapperling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Shield Dapperling
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.

Shield Dapperling

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, 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.