Brown four-eyed opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the brown four-eyed opossum lives – recorded in 5 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Metachirus nudicaudatus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	5 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the brown four-eyed opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the brown four-eyed opossum in 5 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: São Miguel do Guamá.

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 brown four-eyed opossum endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the brown four-eyed opossum?

The brown four-eyed opossum (Metachirus nudicaudatus) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Metachirus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the brown four-eyed opossum

The brown four-eyed opossum (Metachirus nudicaudatus) is a pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It is found in different forested habitats of Central and South America, from Nicaragua to Brazil and northern Argentina, including southeastern Colombia, Paraguay and eastern Peru and Bolivia, at elevations from sea level to 1,500 m (4,900 ft). It is the only recognized species in the genus Metachirus, but molecular phylogenetics studies suggest that it should probably be split into several species. Population densities are usually low, and it is uncommon in parts of Central America. A density of 25.6/km2 (66/sq mi) was reported near Manaus, Brazil. Its karyotype has 2n = 14 and FN = 24.

It is a nocturnal, solitary, strongly terrestrial and omnivorous animal, feeding on fruits, small vertebrates and invertebrates.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Brown four-eyed opossum (revision 1329955047), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q367378 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).