Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Mico-de-goeldi

Caluromys lanatus compared with Callimico goeldii

Key Differences

• Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is Least Concern while Mico-de-goeldi is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Mico-de-goeldi
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (cordados)	Chordata (cordados)
Class same	Mammalia (mamíferos)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Didelphimorphia (Didelphimorphia)	Primates (primatas)
Family	Didelphidae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Caluromys	Callimico
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Callimico goeldii

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum and Mico-de-goeldi share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (mamíferos)

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Mico-de-goeldi

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Mico-de-goeldi
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.

Mico-de-goeldi

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇨🇴 Colombia