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Gray short-tailed opossums are relatively small animals, with a superficial resemblance to voles.In the wild they have head-body length of 12 to 18 cm (4.7 to 7.1 in) and weigh 58 to 95 grams (2.0 to 3.4 oz); males are larger than females. [5]
Short-tailed opossums have been found to use nuzzling in chemosensory and exploratory behavior for recognizing individuals of the same species. In Monodelphis domestica, nuzzling and snout-rubbing transforms odor from dry components like glandular secretions, feces, and urine, into moist naso-oral secretions that reach the vomeronasal organ to be processed chemically.
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana). Didelphimorphia is an order of marsupial mammals.Members of this order are called didelphimorphs, or opossums.They are primarily found in South America, though some are found in Central America and Mexico and one, the Virginia opossum, ranges into the United States and Canada.
Handley's short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis handleyi) Ihering's three-striped opossum (Monodelphis iheringi) Pygmy short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis kunsi) (Monodelphis macae) Marajó short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis maraxina) Obscure short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis obscura) Osgood's short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis osgoodi)
The pygmy short-tailed opossum, (Monodelphis kunsi), is an opossum species from South America. M. kunsi is a marsupial from the family Didelphidae of the order Didelphimorphia. Although it is a marsupial, it lacks the characteristic pouch that is often associated with this order. [3] It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay.
Opossums of the genus Monodelphis, all of which are native to South America. Pages in category "Short-tailed opossums" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.
The Saci short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis saci), also known as the gnome opossum, is a species of opossum endemic to the rainforests of Brazil. [1] [2] Characteristics
The largest species, the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), is the only marsupial to be found in North America, north of Mexico. The Virginia opossum has opposable toes on their two back feet. One of the synapomorphies of this genus is the hypertrophied spinous processes of the cervical vertebrae, which also interlock. As a result, this ...