Yellow-sided Opossum
Monodelphis dimidiata
Conservation Status
Least ConcernMammalia · Didelphimorphia · Didelphidae
About
The yellow-sided opossum is an opossum species from South America found in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. They have grey fur on their dorsal side with orangish fur on the lateral side that continues down to the feet. It is one of the few semelparous mammals in the word, as it breeds only once during its short anual life cycle. Preserving native grasslands is important for their conservation. They show marked sexual dimorphism: adult males are much larger and show large and exposed canine teeth.
Fun Fact
Like extinct sabertooth predators, it has one of the largest canines of any marsupial relative to body size and was proposed as a living model to test hypotheses about hunting strategies of the extinct predators.
Quick Facts
Habitat
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Diet
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Lifespan
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Threats
- Habitat Change
- Human Disturbance