Gray slender opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the gray slender opossum lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Marmosops incanus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the gray slender opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the gray slender 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 gray slender opossum endangered?

The gray slender 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 slender opossum?

The gray slender opossum (Marmosops incanus) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Marmosops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the gray slender opossum

The gray slender opossum (Marmosops incanus), is an opossum species endemic to eastern Brazil. It is a semi-arboreal marsupial of the genus Marmosops. It is solitary and nocturnal, and its diet consists mainly of insects.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Gray slender opossum (revision 1368030795), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194930 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).