Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Variable Seedeater

Caluromys lanatus compared with Sporophila corvina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Variable Seedeater
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Didelphidae	Thraupidae
Genus	Caluromys	Sporophila
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Sporophila corvina

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum and Variable Seedeater share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Variable Seedeater

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Variable Seedeater
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.

Variable Seedeater

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador