brown-eared woolly opossum

marsupial
Also known as: Caluromys lanatus, brown-eared woolly possum

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woolly opossums

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    The brown-eared woolly opossum (Caluromys lanatus) occurs from Colombia and Venezuela to Paraguay. The bare-tailed woolly opossum (Caluromys philander) occurs throughout northern and eastern South America. All have large, nearly naked ears, a long prehensile tail, and either a median stripe on the face or bold…

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