Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Soldier fly

Caluromys lanatus compared with Sargus cuprarius

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Soldier fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Didelphidae	Stratiomyidae
Genus	Caluromys	Sargus
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Sargus cuprarius

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum and Soldier fly share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Soldier fly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Soldier fly
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.

Soldier fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.