Dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum

The dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys velutinus), also known as the velvety fat-tailed opossum is an opossum species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is found in cerrado and caatinga habitats.[3] Its head-and-body length is about 141-212 (average 173.3) mm, and its tail length is about 73-85 (average 78) mm. Its diet is 44% arthropods; 75% of its diet consists of animals and animal products.[4] Its ventral fur is entirely gray-based. Its hind foot is less than 14 mm, which is short for the genus.[5]

Dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Thylamys
Species:
T. velutinus
Binomial name
Thylamys velutinus
Wagner, 1842
Dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum range

References
  1. Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Carmignotto, A.P. & Astua de Moraes, D. (2016). "Thylamys velutinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40520A22172367. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40520A22172367.en.
  3. Vieira, E.; Astua de Moraes, D. & Brito, D. (2008). "Thylamys velutinus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  4. Eisenberg, John Frederick; Redford, Kent Hubbard (1999). Mammals of the Neotropics: The Central Neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil. University of Chicago Press. p. 624. ISBN 978-0-226-19542-1.
  5. Gardner, Alfred L. (2008). Mammals of South America: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. University of Chicago Press. p. 669. ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4.


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