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The brown-eared woolly opossum (''Caluromys lanatus''), also known as the western woolly opossum, is a woolly opossum species from South America. ==Description== Brown-eared woolly opossums are strongly arboreal marsupials, of similar size to other opossums. They can be distinguished from other members of the genus ''Caluromys'' by their colouration and by the extent of fur on the tail. They also differ from other opossums in having a comparatively large braincase. Adults range from in head-body length, with a long tail of , and weigh between . Their fur is long, thick, and soft and is reddish to pale brown over most of the body. The colour fades to orange on the shoulders and limbs, and to yellowish on the underparts. The head has a short snout, and is predominantly covered in grey fur, with an orange patch on the crown, and a narrow black stripe running down the midline from between the ears to the tip of the nose.〔 The feet are reddish or grey in colour, with well-developed claws and gripping pads. The long tail is prehensile, and only covered in fur for part of its length; the terminal portion is covered in pale yellowish skin with brown mottling. Unlike those of the closely related bare-tailed woolly opossum, the pouches of the brown-eared species open to the front, rather than along the midline.〔 The tail is heavy in more than half of its extension. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brown-eared woolly opossum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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