Short-tailed opossum
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Monodelphis is a genus
of marsupial
s in the family
Didelphidae, commonly referred to as short-tailed opossums. They are found throughout South America
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of marsupial
Marsupial
Marsupials are an infraclass of mammals, characterized by giving birth to relatively undeveloped young. Close to 70% of the 334 extant species occur in Australia, New Guinea, and nearby islands, with the remaining 100 found in the Americas, primarily in South America, but with thirteen in Central...
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Didelphidae, commonly referred to as short-tailed opossums. They are found throughout South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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Species
- Sepia Short-tailed OpossumSepia Short-tailed OpossumThe Sepia Short-tailed Opossum is a species of opossum in the Didelphidae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru....
(Monodelphis adusta) - Northern Three-striped OpossumNorthern Three-striped OpossumThe northern three-striped opossum, Monodelphis americana, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil.- References :*...
(Monodelphis americana) - Northern Red-sided OpossumNorthern Red-sided OpossumThe northern red-sided opossum, Monodelphis brevicaudata, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil. French Guyana, Guyana, Surinam and Venezuela.-Behavior:...
(Monodelphis brevicaudata) - Yellow-sided OpossumYellow-sided OpossumThe Yellow-sided Opossum, Monodelphis dimidiata, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.-References:*...
(Monodelphis dimidiata) - Gray Short-tailed OpossumGray Short-tailed OpossumThe gray short-tailed opossum is a small member of the Didelphidae family of opossums. It was the first marsupial to have its genome sequenced. It is naturally found in arboreal habitats in Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. The opossum is used as a research model in science, and is also frequently...
(Monodelphis domestica) - Emilia's Short-tailed OpossumEmilia's Short-tailed OpossumEmilia's Short-tailed Opossum, Monodelphis emiliae, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru.-References:*...
(Monodelphis emiliae) - Amazonian Red-sided OpossumAmazonian red-sided opossumThe Amazonian red-sided opossum, Monodelphis glirina, is a South American opossum species of the family Didelphidae, formerly viewed as part of M. brevicaudata. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru, where it inhabits the Amazon rainforest. It is omnivorous, nocturnal, and primarily...
(Monodelphis glirina) - Ihering's Three-striped OpossumIhering's Three-striped OpossumIhering's Three-striped Opossum, Monodelphis iheringi, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina and Brazil.-References:*...
(Monodelphis iheringi) - Pygmy Short-tailed OpossumPygmy Short-tailed OpossumThe Pygmy Short-tailed Opossum, Monodelphis kunsi, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.-References:**...
(Monodelphis kunsi) - Marajó Short-tailed OpossumMarajó Short-tailed OpossumThe Marajó Short-tailed Opossum, Monodelphis maraxina, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil.-References:*...
(Monodelphis maraxina) - Osgood's Short-tailed OpossumOsgood's Short-tailed OpossumOsgood's Short-tailed Opossum is a species of opossum in the Didelphidae family. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. The opossum is named after...
(Monodelphis osgoodi) - Hooded Red-sided OpossumHooded red-sided opossumThe hooded red-sided opossum, Monodelphis palliolata, is a South American opossum species of the family Didelphidae. Until recently, it was viewed as a subspecies of M. brevicaudata. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela at altitudes from sea level to 2250 m...
(Monodelphis palliolata) - Reig's OpossumReig's opossumReig's opossum is a South American opossum species of the family Didelphidae, discovered in 2004. It is known so far only from montane forest in Canaima National Park, Venezuela at an elevation of 1300 m in the Sierra de Lema. It is named after Argentine biologist Osvaldo Reig .-References:*...
(Monodelphis reigi) - Ronald's OpossumRonald's opossumRonald's opossum is a South American opossum species of the family Didelphidae. It was discovered in 2004, and most closely resembles M. adusta. It is known only from Manú National Park, Peru, where it inhabits the Amazon rainforest. It is named after American zoologist Ronald H. Pine.-References:*...
(Monodelphis ronaldi) - Chestnut-striped OpossumChestnut-striped OpossumThe Chestnut-striped Opossum, Monodelphis rubida, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil.-References:*...
(Monodelphis rubida) - Long-nosed Short-tailed OpossumLong-nosed Short-tailed OpossumThe Long-nosed Short-tailed Opossum, Monodelphis scalops, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina and Brazil.-References:*...
(Monodelphis scalops) - Southern Red-sided OpossumSouthern Red-sided OpossumThe Southern Red-sided Opossum, Monodelphis sorex, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay....
(Monodelphis sorex) - Southern Three-striped OpossumSouthern Three-striped OpossumThe Southern Three-striped Opossum, Monodelphis theresa, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in the Atlantic Forest region of Brazil.-References:*...
(Monodelphis theresa) - Red Three-striped OpossumRed Three-striped OpossumThe Red Three-striped Opossum, Monodelphis umbristriata, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil.-References:*...
(Monodelphis umbristriata) - One-striped OpossumOne-striped OpossumThe One-striped Opossum, Monodelphis unistriata, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina and Brazil.-References:*...
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Conservation status
M. sorex and M. rubida are considered to be endangered. M. dimidiata is unusual in that it is a semelparous species, something rarely seen in mammals (found predominately in smaller didelphids and dasyuridsDasyuridae
Dasyuridae is a family of marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea, including 61 species divided into 15 genera. Many are small and mouse-like, giving them the misnomer marsupial mice, but the group also includes the cat-sized quolls, as well as the Tasmanian Devil...
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