Dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Thylamys velutinus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum in 1 country or territory across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil.

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 dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum endangered?

The dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum?

The dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys velutinus) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Thylamys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum

The dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys velutinus), also known as the velvety fat-tailed opossum, is an opossum species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is found in cerrado and caatinga habitats. Its head-and-body length ranges from 141 to 212 mm (5.6 to 8.3 in), with an average of 173 mm (6.8 in), and its tail length ranges from 73 to 85 mm (2.9 to 3.3 in) with an average 78 mm (3.1 in). Its diet is 44% arthropods; 75% of its diet consists of animals and animal products. Its ventral fur is entirely gray-based. Its hind foot is less than 14 mm (0.55 in), which is short for the genus.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum (revision 1313734548), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194988 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).