Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Waved Pincertail

Caluromys lanatus compared with Onychogomphus flexuosus

Key Differences

• Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Waved Pincertail is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Waved Pincertail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Didelphidae	Gomphidae
Genus	Caluromys	Onychogomphus
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Onychogomphus flexuosus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Waved Pincertail

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Waved Pincertail
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.

Waved Pincertail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.