Agricola's gracile opossum Cryptonanus agricolai Data deficient
Where the Agricola's gracile opossum lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.
Pin and shaded countries are approximate. The pin is a representative wild sighting (a central record among 23 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See marsupials on the world map
| Scientific name | Cryptonanus agricolai |
|---|---|
| Group | Marsupials |
| Status | Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 1 country |
| Continents | South America |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Didelphimorphia |
| Family | Didelphidae |
Where does the Agricola's gracile opossum live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Agricola's gracile opossum in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.
Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.
Is the Agricola's gracile opossum endangered?
The Agricola's gracile opossum’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the Agricola's gracile opossum?
The Agricola's gracile opossum (Cryptonanus agricolai) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Cryptonanus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the Agricola's gracile opossum
Agricola's gracile opossum (Cryptonanus agricolai) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae endemic to eastern Brazil. Its habitat is the caatinga and cerrado. While its conservation status has not been determined, expansion of agricultural activities is leading to loss of some of its habitat. There are several protected areas in the species' range but it has not been collected from these areas. The species is named after Brazilian physician Ernani Agricola.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Agricola's gracile opossum (revision 1330301498), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194385 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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