Mygalodelphys

• Sepia Short-tailed Opossum Monodelphis (Mygalodelphys) adusta

  The sepia short-tailed opossum is a small marsupial with few records. It is found in forests and is thought to live on the ground.

• Handley's Short-tailed Opossum Monodelphis (Mygalodelphys) handleyi

  This short-tailed opossum is known from lowland forest in northeastern Peru. Its short brown back contrasts with a pale cream belly and a lighter stripe that widens near the middle.

• Pygmy Short-tailed Opossum Monodelphis (Mygalodelphys) kunsi

  This small opossum has brown fur above and pale fur below. Few specimens are known, and its behavior and preferred habitat remain poorly understood.

• Osgood's Short-tailed Opossum Monodelphis (Mygalodelphys) osgoodi

  Osgood's Short-tailed Opossum has been reported from central Peru to central Bolivia. The MDD cautions that specimens beyond genetically confirmed individuals in Bolivia may not all have been correctly identified.

• Peruvian Short-tailed Opossum Monodelphis (Mygalodelphys) peruviana

  This small marsupial occurs in Peru and Bolivia. A Matses survey in Peru reports specimens from primary forest and a swidden edge.

• Monodelphis pinocchio Monodelphis (Mygalodelphys) pinocchio

  Monodelphis (Mygalodelphys) pinocchio is known from a few Atlantic Forest localities in southeastern Brazil. It has a uniformly brown back, small eyes and ears, and a remarkably long, narrow rostrum.

• Reig's Opossum Monodelphis (Mygalodelphys) reigi

  This opossum was described from Sierra de Lema in southeastern Venezuela. The original account describes the surrounding area as evergreen montane forest.

• Pine's Opossum Monodelphis (Mygalodelphys) ronaldi

  The 2007 specialist account reported one adult male specimen from Pakitza in southeastern Peru, collected in lowland humid forest.