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The black four-eyed opossum is a nocturnal marsupial belonging to the genus Philander, native to regions of South America. It is characterized by its dark fur and the distinctive white spots above its eyes, which create the illusion of a false face to confuse predators. This semi-aquatic species typ...

The common fat-tailed mouse opossum is a small nocturnal marsupial native to the scrublands and forests of South America, particularly within the Gran Chaco region. As its name suggests, this species is capable of storing excess fat in its tail, which it utilizes as an energy reserve to survive duri...

The agile gracile mouse opossum (Gracilinanus agilis) is a small marsupial native to South America, with a range that includes portions of Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay. It possesses a prehensile tail, brownish-gray fur, and a body length of roughly 7 to 15 centimeters. Like other gracile...

The gray slender mouse opossum is a small didelphid marsupial endemic to Brazil and associated with forest habitats in the country. Unlike many familiar opossums, it does not have a permanent external pouch, and its slender body and prehensile tail reflect an arboreal way of life. The species can pe...

Lutrine Opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata) is a South American didelphid marsupial with a robust body, a thick tail, and a strong association with water. Its range includes parts of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, and northern Argentina, where it uses wet g...

The gray short-tailed opossum, Monodelphis domestica, is a small South American marsupial found primarily in Brazil. Unlike many marsupials, it does not have a fully developed external pouch, and it has become an established laboratory model for research in development, reproduction, genetics, and m...

The bushy-tailed opossum, Glironia venusta, is a small South American marsupial in the opossum family. It is distinguished by a long, notably bushy tail that gives it a squirrel-like appearance. The species is associated with parts of the Amazon Basin and has been recorded in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuado...

The western woolly opossum, Caluromys lanatus, is an arboreal marsupial native to parts of South America. It occurs in forest habitats including Andean foothills and nearby lowlands. The species is recognized by its dense, woolly coat and long prehensile tail, which helps it move through trees. It i...

The gray four-eyed opossum, Philander opossum, is a South American marsupial named for the pale markings above its eyes. These spots can look like a second pair of eyes when viewed from the front. It is an agile animal that uses trees and dense vegetation, but it may also travel on the ground. Its r...

The three-striped short-tailed opossum is a small South American marsupial whose scientific name is Monodelphis americana. It is named for the three dark longitudinal stripes on its back and has a terrestrial lifestyle. The species is associated with forest habitats in Brazil and is classified withi...

The brown four-eyed opossum, Metachirus nudicaudatus, is a South American marsupial and the sole species in the genus Metachirus. It occurs in forested areas from Nicaragua southward to Bolivia and is identified by the pale markings above its eyes that give the group its common name. Unlike many oth...

The common mouse opossum, Marmosa murina, is a small didelphid marsupial also known as Linnaeus’s mouse opossum or the murine mouse opossum. Its range covers northern and eastern parts of South America, including Venezuela, the Guianas, Brazil, eastern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia, and it al...

Robinson's mouse opossum, Marmosa robinsoni, is a small pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae. Its range includes Panama, Colombia, northern Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, and Grenada, with records from dry and semideciduous lowland forests as well as montane forest. It is mainly nocturnal and...

Anderson's four-eyed opossum (Philander andersoni) is a South American marsupial in the family Didelphidae, native to the northwestern Amazon Basin. Its range includes southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador, northern Peru, southern Venezuela, and northwestern Brazil, where it occurs in forested environm...

Emilia's short-tailed opossum, Monodelphis emiliae, is a small marsupial in the family Didelphidae and an Amazonian member of the opossum order Didelphimorphia. Records place it in Brazil and Peru, where it is associated with forest habitats and a ground-level way of life typical of short-tailed opo...