Gracilinanus

• Agile Gracile Opossum Gracilinanus agilis

  

  The agile gracile opossum is a small marsupial with long digits and a grasping tail. It forages both in trees and on the ground.

• Emilia's Gracile Opossum Gracilinanus emiliae

  

  Emilia's Gracile Opossum is a small marsupial with reddish-brown fur above and white fur below. It is arboreal and may also forage on the ground.

• Brazilian Gracile Opossum Gracilinanus microtarsus

  

  The Brazilian gracile opossum is a small marsupial from forests and savanna in southeastern Brazil. It uses branches and vines but also searches for food on the ground.

• Aceramarca Gracile Opossum Gracilinanus aceramarcae

  This small opossum has a long tail. It lives in the high Andes, and its breeding season is seasonal.

• Wood Sprite Gracile Opossum Gracilinanus dryas

  The wood sprite gracile opossum is a small marsupial of mountain forests in western Venezuela and northeastern Colombia.

• Northern Gracile Opossum Gracilinanus marica

  This small opossum occurs in mountain forests of northern Venezuela and Colombia. Colombian specimens originally described as a separate species were caught at the bases of coffee trees.

• Peruvian Opossum Gracilinanus peruanus

  A small marsupial with records from Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. The 2022 account describes a dull reddish-brown back and reports captures in forest fragments surrounded by farmland in Mato Grosso, Brazil.

• Agile Gracile Opossum Gracilinanus agilis

  The agile gracile opossum is a small marsupial with long digits and a grasping tail. It forages both in trees and on the ground.

• Brazilian Gracile Opossum Gracilinanus microtarsus

  The Brazilian gracile opossum is a small marsupial from forests and savanna in southeastern Brazil. It uses branches and vines but also searches for food on the ground.

• Emilia's Gracile Opossum Gracilinanus emiliae

  Emilia's Gracile Opossum is a small marsupial with reddish-brown fur above and white fur below. It is arboreal and may also forage on the ground.