Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Margay

Caluromys lanatus compared with Leopardus wiedii

Key Differences

• Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Margay is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Margay
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Carnivora (ネコ目)
Family	Didelphidae	Felidae (Cats)
Genus	Caluromys	Leopardus
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Leopardus wiedii

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum and Margay share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (哺乳類)

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Margay

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Margay
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.

Margay

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 3 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela