Big lutrine opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the big lutrine opossum lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lutreolina crassicaudata
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the big lutrine opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the big lutrine opossum in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Capivari do Sul.

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 big lutrine opossum endangered?

The big lutrine opossum’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the big lutrine opossum?

The big lutrine opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Lutreolina. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the big lutrine opossum

The big lutrine opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata), also called little water opossum, thick-tailed opossum and coligrueso, is a long-tailed, otter-like mammal native to grasslands of South America. It generally lives near water and is active at night, dawn or dusk. It eats mice, insects and crabs. Like all opossums, it is a marsupial and carries its young in a pouch.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Big lutrine opossum (revision 1357420387), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1210170 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).