Bushy-tailed opossum

Bushy-tailed opossum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Subfamily: Glironiinae
Voss & Jansa, 2009[3]
Genus: Glironia
Thomas, 1912[2]
Species:
G. venusta
Binomial name
Glironia venusta
Thomas, 1912[2]
Range of the bushy-tailed opossum
Synonyms[5]

G. aequetorialis H. E. Anthony, 1926[4]
G. criniger H. E. Anthony, 1926[4]

The bushy-tailed opossum (Glironia venusta) is an opossum from South America. It was first described by English zoologist Oldfield Thomas in 1912. It is a medium-sized opossum characterized by a large, oval, dark ears, fawn to cinnamon coat with a buff to gray underside, grayish limbs, and a furry tail. Little is known of the behavior of the bushy-tailed opossum; less than 25 specimens are known. It appears to be arboreal (tree-living), nocturnal (active mainly at night) and solitary. The diet probably comprises insects, eggs and plant material. This opossum has been captured from heavy, humid, tropical forests; it has been reported from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The IUCN classifies it as least concern.

  1. ^ Solari, S.; Martin, G.M. (2016). "Glironia venusta". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T9245A22179598. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T9245A22179598.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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