Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Stinking Truffle

Caluromys lanatus compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

• Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Didelphidae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Caluromys	Tuber
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Stinking Truffle
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.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.