Bushy-tailed opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the bushy-tailed opossum lives, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Glironia venusta
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Is the bushy-tailed opossum endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the bushy-tailed opossum?

The bushy-tailed opossum (Glironia venusta) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Glironia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the bushy-tailed opossum

The bushy-tailed opossum (Glironia venusta) is an opossum from South America. It was first described by English zoologist Oldfield Thomas in 1912. It is a medium-sized opossum characterized by a large, oval, dark ears, fawn to cinnamon coat with a buff to gray underside, grayish limbs, and a furry tail. Little is known of the behavior of the bushy-tailed opossum; less than 25 specimens are known. It appears to be arboreal (tree-living), nocturnal (active mainly at night) and solitary. The diet probably comprises insects, eggs and plant material. This opossum has been captured from heavy, humid, tropical forests; it has been reported from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The IUCN classifies it as least concern.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bushy-tailed opossum (revision 1375387047), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1017422 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).