Northern Red-sided Opossum
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| Monodelphis brevicaudata (Erxleben, 1777) |
The Northern Red-sided Opossum, Monodelphis brevicaudata, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil. French Guyana, Guyana, Surinam and Venezuela.
[edit] Behavior
They live in forested areas, but are poor climbers and stay on the forest floor. They are nocturnal and during the day they build nests in hollow logs or tree trunks. Their diet consists of seeds, shoots and fruits, insects, carrion and some small rodents. [2]
Litters of up to 14 young are born any time during the year. They have no pouch so the young cling to the mother's fur and nipples and ride on her back when older .[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 14. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.
- ^ a b Dr. Whitfield, Philip.The Simon & Schuster Encyclopedia of Animals, New York:Marshall Editions Development Limited, 1998. pg 21.
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