Thylamys citellus: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the thylamys citellus lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Thylamys citellus
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 thylamys citellus live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the thylamys citellus in 1 country or territory across South America.

Argentina

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 thylamys citellus endangered?

The thylamys citellus’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the thylamys citellus?

The thylamys citellus (Thylamys citellus) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Thylamys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the thylamys citellus

Thylamys citellus, commonly known as the Mesopotamian fat-tailed opossum (or comadreja litoraleña in Spanish), is a small, nocturnal marsupial belonging to the family Didelphidae. Native to the Mesopotamian region of South America, this species was historically grouped as a subspecies or synonym of the common fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys pusillus), but genetic and morphological revisions have firmly established it as its own distinct, monotypic species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Thylamys citellus (revision 1378821102), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q97176495 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).