Opossums Reference Libraries
The elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys elegans) can be found in Chile and possibly Argentina at altitudes between sea level and 8,202 feet. It prefers a wide variety of habitats including brushlands, riverbanks, and cloud forests. This species occurs in arid habitats, which is not typical to mouse opossums. The elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum can reach an average body length of up...
The grey slender opossum (Marmosops incanus) can be found in South America, in a small range that includes only Brazil. Its preferred habitat includes both primary and secondary forests, humid lowland coastal areas at elevations between 2,624 and 4,265 feet. This species can only breed once per year, and displays an odd method of breeding. During this period, males will breed just before they...
Robinson’s mouse opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) can be found in Colombia, Ecuador, Belize, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Grenada, Venezuela, and Trinidad and Tobago. This species prefers a large variety of habitats including mangrove, lowland, and montane forests and savannahs or shrublands. It can occur at elevations between sea level and 8,530 feet. Robinson’s mouse opossum is thought to...
The grey four-eyed opossum (Philander opossum) is native to Central and South America. Its range extends from southern Mexico to Peru and from Bolivia to southwestern Brazil. It prefers a habitat within disturbed, primary, and secondary forests, typically at altitudes between sea level and 3,280 feet. In these habitats, it is most commonly found near water, although it can live in drier areas....
The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) is the only marsupial that occurs north of Mexico in North America. It is commonly known as the North American opossum and as “tlacuache” in Mexico. It is often seen in or near human settlements, foraging through waste for food. Its range includes Central and North America, east of the Rockies, and from Costa Rica to southern areas of Ontario,...
Derby's woolly opossum (Caluromys derbianus), also known as the Central American woolly opossum, can be found in Central America. Its range includes Colombia, Belize, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Although its range extends across many areas, it is not widely distributed. It prefers habitats in lowland and highland rain forests at altitudes of up to...
The White-eared Opossum (Didelphis albiventris), is a species of opossum from South America. It is found throughout Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. It is a terrestrial and, sometimes, arboreal animal, and a habitat generalist, living in a wide range of different habitats. It's an omnivorous animal, feeding on invertebrates, small...
The Water Opossum (Chironectes minimus), also locally known as the Yapok, is a marsupial of the family Didelphidae. This creature is found in the freshwater streams and lakes in Mexico, Central and South America to Argentina, and is the only living aquatic marsupial. It spends its days in bank-side burrows and emerges after dark to swim and search for fish, crustaceans and other aquatic...
The Grey Short-tailed Opossum (Monodelphis domestica) is a small member of the Didelphidae family of opossums. It is found in South America, in Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. It is also frequently found in the exotic pet trade. It is also known as the Brazilian Opossum or Rainforest Opossum.
The Brown Four-eyed Opossum, Metachirus nudicaudatus, is a pouch less marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It is found in different forested habitats of Central and South America. It is a strongly nocturnal land animal. Its diet varies feeding on fruits, small vertebrates and invertebrates. The Brown Four-eyed Opossum builds nests made of leaves and twigs in tree branches or under rocks...
