Yellow-sided opossum: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

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

Scientific name	Monodelphis dimidiata
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 yellow-sided opossum live?

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

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

What kind of animal is the yellow-sided opossum?

The yellow-sided opossum (Monodelphis dimidiata) is a mammal in the order Didelphimorphia and the family Didelphidae, genus Monodelphis. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the yellow-sided opossum

The yellow-sided opossum (Monodelphis dimidiata) is an opossum species from South America found in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. They have grey fur on their dorsal side with orangish fur on the lateral side that continues down to the feet. It is one of the few semelparous mammals in the word, as it breeds only once during its short annual life cycle. Preserving native grasslands is important for their conservation.

They show marked sexual dimorphism: adult males are much larger (100-150 g versus 30-70 g in females) and show large and exposed canine teeth.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Yellow-sided opossum (revision 1376487832), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q194867 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).