Brown-eared woolly opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the brown-eared woolly opossum lives – recorded in 4 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Caluromys lanatus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	4 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the brown-eared woolly opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the brown-eared woolly opossum in 4 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Tefé.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the brown-eared woolly opossum endangered?

The brown-eared woolly opossum’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the brown-eared woolly opossum?

The brown-eared woolly opossum (Caluromys lanatus) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Caluromys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the brown-eared woolly opossum

The brown-eared woolly opossum (Caluromys lanatus), also known as the western woolly opossum, is an opossum from South America. It was first described by German naturalist Ignaz von Olfers in 1818. The opossum is characterized by a brown to reddish brown coat and similarly colored limbs, yellow to orange underbelly, hairless, brown ears with a hint of pink, and a tail furred on the back for up to half of its length. The brown-eared woolly opossum is nocturnal (active mainly at night), solitary and omnivorous. The IUCN lists it as least concern.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brown-eared woolly opossum (revision 1377069936), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194666 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).