Brown-eared Woolly Opossum vs Derby s Woolly Opossum

Caluromys lanatus compared with Caluromys derbianus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Derby s Woolly Opossum
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳動物)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order same	Didelphimorphia (负鼠目)	Didelphimorphia (负鼠目)
Family same	Didelphidae	Didelphidae
Genus same	Caluromys	Caluromys
Species	Caluromys lanatus	Caluromys derbianus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum and Derby s Woolly Opossum share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Caluromys.

Conservation Status

Brown-eared Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Derby s Woolly Opossum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown-eared Woolly Opossum	Derby s Woolly Opossum
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.

Derby s Woolly Opossum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador.

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