Gray slender opossum explained

The gray slender opossum (Marmosops incanus), is an opossum species endemic to eastern Brazil.

This species is a semi-arboreal marsupial, moving on average 67.38% on the ground.[1] They are solitary, nocturnal, and scansorial (tree climbers).[2] Their diet consists mainly of insects.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Loretto. Diogo. Vieira. Marcus Vinícius. July 2008. Use of space by the marsupial Marmosops incanus (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) in the Atlantic Forest, Brazil. Mammalian Biology. 73. 4. 255–261. 10.1016/j.mambio.2007.11.015. 1616-5047.
  2. Semedo. Thiago Borges Fernandes. Rossi. Rogério Vieira. Júnior. Tarcísio S. Santos. 2013-01-01. New records of the Spectacled Slender Opossum Marmosops ocellatus (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) with comments on its geographic distribution limits. Mammalia. 77. 2. 10.1515/mammalia-2012-0072. 84602782. 1864-1547.
  3. da Fonseca. Gustavo A.B.. 1985. The vanishing Brazilian Atlantic forest. Biological Conservation. 34. 1. 17–34. 10.1016/0006-3207(85)90055-2. 0006-3207.

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