Gray short-tailed opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the gray short-tailed opossum lives – recorded in 2 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Monodelphis domestica
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	North America, South America
Mass	0.1 g (birth weight)
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the gray short-tailed opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gray short-tailed opossum in 2 countries and territories across North America and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Minaçu.

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.

How big is a gray short-tailed opossum?

Wikidata records the following for the gray short-tailed opossum: mass 0.1 g (birth weight).

Is the gray short-tailed opossum endangered?

The gray short-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 gray short-tailed opossum?

The gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Monodelphis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the gray short-tailed opossum

The gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) is a small South American member of the family Didelphidae. Unlike most other marsupials, the gray short-tailed opossum does not have a true pouch. The scientific name Monodelphis is derived from Greek and means "single womb" (referring to the lack of a pouch) and the Latin word domestica which means "domestic" (chosen because of the species' habit of entering human dwellings). It was the first marsupial to have its genome sequenced. The gray short-tailed opossum is used as a research model in science, and is also frequently found in the exotic pet trade. It is also known as the Brazilian opossum, rainforest opossum and in a research setting the laboratory opossum.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gray short-tailed opossum (revision 1355298153), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194472 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).