White-bellied slender opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the white-bellied slender opossum lives – recorded in 3 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Marmosops noctivagus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	3 countries
Continents	South America
Class	Mammal
Order	Didelphimorphia
Family	Didelphidae

Where does the white-bellied slender opossum live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the white-bellied slender opossum in 3 countries and territories across South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Aurora do Pará.

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 white-bellied slender opossum endangered?

The white-bellied 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 white-bellied slender opossum?

The white-bellied slender opossum (Marmosops noctivagus) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Marmosops. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the white-bellied slender opossum

The white-bellied slender opossum (Marmosops noctivagus) is a species of opossum from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.

Though previously regarded as a species, M. dorothea, Dorothy's slender opossum, is a synonym of M. noctivagus. On the other hand, M. ocellatus, a junior synonym of M. dorothea, is now recognized as a separate true species.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White-bellied slender opossum (revision 1315179828), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194412 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).