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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.
Gray short-tailed opossum. M. domestica (Wagner, 1842) Central and eastern South America: Size: 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long, plus tail [100] Habitat: Forest, shrubland, and grassland [101] Diet: Insects, fruits, and small animals [100] LC Unknown [101] Handley's short-tailed opossum. M. handleyi Solari, 2007: Central South America
Opossums do possess a placenta, [31] but it is short-lived, simple in structure, and, unlike that of placental mammals, not fully functional. [32] The young are therefore born at a very early stage, although the gestation period is similar to that of many other small marsupials, at only 12 to 14 days. [ 33 ]
The tail is an additional several inches, and makes up between 30 and 50% of the animal’s total length. Males weigh 17 to 52 grams (0.60 to 1.83 oz) and females from 12 to 37 grams (0.42 to 1.31 oz). [3] The gracile opossum’s coat comes in various colors and tones, including beige, sandy-or amber-tinted, with darker ears and extremities.
Monodelphis pinocchio, also known as the long-nosed short-tailed opossum (not to be mistaken with Monodelphis scalops) is a species of mammal in the family Didelphidae. It is endemic to southeastern Brazil .
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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.