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

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

Scientific name	Thylamys macrurus
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 Paraguayan fat-tailed mouse opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Paraguayan 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 Paraguayan fat-tailed mouse opossum endangered?

The Paraguayan 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 Paraguayan fat-tailed mouse opossum?

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

About the Paraguayan fat-tailed mouse opossum

The Paraguayan fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys macrurus) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in forested areas of Brazil and Paraguay.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Paraguayan fat-tailed mouse opossum (revision 1314916102), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q195036 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).