Species of marsupial
| Southern red-sided opossum[1] |
Conservation status |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[2] |
Scientific classification  |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Monodelphis |
| Species: | M. sorex |
| Binomial name |
Monodelphis sorex
(Hensel, 1872) |
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| Southern red-sided opossum range |
The southern red-sided opossum (Monodelphis sorex) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay.
This opossum has small rounded ears, a long pointed nose and a tail which is half as long as its body. The head, neck and foreparts are grey, the back is dark brown and the rump is reddish. It has short fur and the males are larger than the females. It is terrestrial and mainly feeds on insects, although it will also eat small vertebrates and fruit. Unlike most marsupials, the female has no pouch for the developing young. They cling to the mother's nipples and when they are older, ride on her back and flanks.[3]
It is also called the shrewish short-tailed opossum, or dwarf short-tailed opossum.[4]
References
- ^ Gardner, A. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Vieira, E.; Astua de Moraes, D. & Brito, D. (2008). "Monodelphis sorex". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.old-form url
- ^ "ARKive.org". Archived from the original on 2010-10-22. Retrieved 2010-11-11.
- ^ http://www.knowyoursto.com/didelphidae/monodelphis.html#monodelphis_sorex Archived 2006-04-27 at the Wayback Machine
Extant Didelphimorphia (opossums) species
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Caluromys
(Woolly opossums) | - Subgenus Caluromys
- Bare-tailed woolly opossum (C. philander)
- Subgenus Mallodelphys
- Derby's woolly opossum (C. derbianus)
- Brown-eared woolly opossum (C. lanatus)
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| Caluromysiops | - Black-shouldered opossum (C. irrupta)
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| Glironia | - Bushy-tailed opossum (G. venusta)
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| Chacodelphys | - Chacoan pygmy opossum (C. chacoensis)
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| Chironectes | - Water opossum (C. minimus)
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| Cryptonanus | - Agricola's gracile opossum (C. agricolai)
- Chacoan gracile opossum (C. chacoensis)
- Guahiba gracile opossum (C. guahybae)
- Unduavi gracile opossum (C. unduaviensis)
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Didelphis
(Large American
opossums) | - White-eared opossum (D. albiventris)
- Big-eared opossum (D. aurita)
- Guianan white-eared opossum (D. imperfecta)
- Common opossum (D. marsupialis)
- Andean white-eared opossum (D. pernigra)
- Virginia opossum (D. virginiana)
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| Gracilinanus | - Aceramarca gracile opossum (G. aceramarcae)
- Agile gracile opossum (G. agilis)
- Wood sprite gracile opossum (G. dryas)
- Emilia's gracile opossum (G. emilae)
- Northern gracile opossum (G. marica)
- Brazilian gracile opossum (G. microtarsus)
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| Hyladelphys | - Kalinowski's mouse opossum (H. kalinowskii)
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| Lestodelphys | - Patagonian opossum (L. halli)
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| Lutreolina | - Big lutrine opossum (L. crassicaudata)
- Massoia's lutrine opossum (L. massoia))
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Marmosa
(Mouse opossums) | - Alston's mouse opossum (M. alstoni)
- Heavy-browed mouse opossum (M. andersoni)
- White-bellied woolly mouse opossum (M. constantiae)
- Woolly mouse opossum (M. demerarae)
- Isthmian mouse opossum (M. isthmica)
- Rufous mouse opossum (M. lepida)
- Mexican mouse opossum (M. mexicana)
- Linnaeus's mouse opossum (M. murina)
- Tate's woolly mouse opossum (M. paraguayanus)
- Little woolly mouse opossum (M. phaeus)
- Quechuan mouse opossum (M. quichua)
- Bare-tailed woolly mouse opossum (M. regina)
- Robinson's mouse opossum (M. robinsoni)
- Red mouse opossum (M. rubra)
- Tyler's mouse opossum (M. tyleriana)
- Guajira mouse opossum (M. xerophila)
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| Marmosops | - Bishop's slender opossum (M. bishopi)
- Narrow-headed slender opossum (M. cracens)
- Creighton's slender opossum (M. creightoni)
- Dorothy's slender opossum (M. dorothea)
- Dusky slender opossum (M. fuscatus)
- Handley's slender opossum (M. handleyi)
- Tschudi's slender opossum (M. impavidus)
- Gray slender opossum (M. incanus)
- Panama slender opossum (M. invictus)
- Junin slender opossum (M. juninensis)
- Neblina slender opossum (M. neblina)
- White-bellied slender opossum (M. noctivagus)
- Delicate slender opossum (M. parvidens)
- Brazilian slender opossum (M. paulensis)
- Pinheiro's slender opossum (M. pinheiroi)
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| Metachirus | - Brown four-eyed opossum (M. nudicaudatus)
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Monodelphis
(Short-tailed
opossums) | - Sepia short-tailed opossum (M. adusta)
- Northern three-striped opossum (M. americana)
- Northern red-sided opossum (M. brevicaudata)
- Yellow-sided opossum (M. dimidiata)
- Gray short-tailed opossum (M. domestica)
- Emilia's short-tailed opossum (M. emiliae)
- Amazonian red-sided opossum (M. glirina)
- Ihering's three-striped opossum (M. iheringi)
- Pygmy short-tailed opossum (M. kunsi)
- Marajó short-tailed opossum (M. maraxina)
- Osgood's short-tailed opossum (M. osgoodi)
- Hooded red-sided opossum (M. palliolata)
- Peruvian short-tailed opossum (M. peruviana)
- Reig's opossum (M. reigi)
- Ronald's opossum (M. ronaldi)
- Chestnut-striped opossum (M. rubida)
- Long-nosed short-tailed opossum (M. scalops)
- Southern red-sided opossum (M. sorex)
- Southern three-striped opossum (M. theresa)
- Red three-striped opossum (M. umbristriata)
- One-striped opossum (M. unistriata)
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Philander
(Gray & black four-
eyed opossums) | - Anderson's four-eyed opossum (P. andersoni)
- Deltaic four-eyed opossum (P. deltae)
- Southeastern four-eyed opossum (P. frenatus)
- McIlhenny's four-eyed opossum (P. mcilhennyi)
- Mondolfi's four-eyed opossum (P. mondolfii)
- Olrog's four-eyed opossum (P. olrogi)
- Gray four-eyed opossum (P. opossum)
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| Thylamys | - Cinderella fat-tailed mouse opossum (T. cinderella)
- Elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum (T. elegans)
- Karimi's fat-tailed mouse opossum (T. karimii)
- Paraguayan fat-tailed mouse opossum (T. macrurus)
- White-bellied fat-tailed mouse opossum (T. pallidior)
- Common fat-tailed mouse opossum (T. pusillus)
- Argentine fat-tailed mouse opossum (T. sponsorius)
- Tate's fat-tailed mouse opossum (T. tatei)
- Dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum (T. velutinus)
- Buff-bellied fat-tailed mouse opossum (T. venustus)
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| Tlacuatzin | - Grayish mouse opossum (T. canescens)
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Taxon identifiers |
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