Gray-bellied caenolestid Caenolestes caniventer Near threatened
Where the gray-bellied caenolestid lives – recorded in 2 countries, 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 28 open-licence GBIF records), not an official range. Method · Records on GBIF · See marsupials on the world map
| Scientific name | Caenolestes caniventer |
|---|---|
| Group | Marsupials |
| Status | Near threatened (Wikidata, IUCN category label) |
| Found in | 2 countries |
| Continents | South America |
| Class | Mammal |
| Order | Paucituberculata |
| Family | Caenolestidae |
Where does the gray-bellied caenolestid live?
Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gray-bellied caenolestid in 2 countries and territories across South America.
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 gray-bellied caenolestid endangered?
The gray-bellied caenolestid’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Near threatened” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.
What kind of animal is the gray-bellied caenolestid?
The gray-bellied caenolestid (Caenolestes caniventer) is a mammal in the order Paucituberculata and the family Caenolestidae, genus Caenolestes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)
About the gray-bellied caenolestid
The gray-bellied caenolestid (Caenolestes caniventer), or grey-bellied shrew opossum, is a shrew opossum found in humid, temperate forests and moist grasslands of western Ecuador and northwestern Peru. It was first described by American zoologist Harold Elmer Anthony in 1921. Little is known about the behavior of the gray-bellied caenolestid. It appears to be terrestrial (land-living) and crepuscular (active around twilight) or nocturnal (active at night). Diet consists of invertebrate larvae, small vertebrates and plant material. The IUCN classifies the gray-bellied caenolestid as near threatened.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gray-bellied caenolestid (revision 1380854934), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194365 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).
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