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

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

Scientific name	Monodelphis scalops
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	2 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the long-nosed short-tailed opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the long-nosed short-tailed opossum in 2 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: 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 long-nosed short-tailed opossum endangered?

The long-nosed 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 long-nosed short-tailed opossum?

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

About the long-nosed short-tailed opossum

The long-nosed short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis scalops) is an opossum species in Argentina and Brazil.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Long-nosed short-tailed opossum (revision 1315053664), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194491 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).