Brown-eared woolly opossum

Brown-eared woolly opossum
Caluromys lanatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Caluromys
Subgenus: Mallodelphys
Species:
C. lanatus
Binomial name
Caluromys lanatus
(Olfers, 1818)
Subspecies
Brown-eared woolly opossum range
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Caluromys circur Allen, 1900
  • C. laniger Allen, 1900
  • C. ochropus Thomas, 1901
  • C. ornatus Thomas, 1901
  • Didelphis lanigera Desmarest, 1820
  • Didelphys lanigera Waterhouse, 1841
  • D. ochropus Wagner, 1842
  • D. ornata Tschudi. 1845
  • Micoureus bartletti Matschie, 1917
  • M. cahyensis Matschie, 1917
  • M. juninensis Matschie, 1917
  • M. lanigera Lesson, 1842
  • M. meridensis Matschie, 1917
  • M. nattereri Matschie, 1917
  • M. ochropus Matschie, 1916
  • M. ornatus Matschie, 1916
  • Philander circur Bangs, 1898
  • P. laniger Cabrera, 1916
  • P. ornatus Bangs, 1898

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.

  1. ^ Costa, L.P.; Astúa, D.; Brito, D.; Lew, D.; Tarifa, T. (2021) [amended version of 2015 assessment]. "Caluromys lanatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T3648A197310136. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T3648A197310136.en. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference mammal was invoked but never defined (see the help page).