The velvety fat-tailed opossum has been recorded in Brazil’s Cerrado and has a tail whose thickness changes seasonally.
It has darker fur on its back and gray fur underneath. Tail thickness varies seasonally with food availability.
Behavioral research on this species is limited. It has been collected in the Brazilian Cerrado and appears to prefer open-canopy habitats over closed forests.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.