Gracilinanus microtarsus (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae)

Mathias M. Pires; Eduardo G. Martins; Maria Nazareth F. Silva; Sérgio F. dos Reis

doi:10.1644/851.1

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Mathias M. Pires,¹ Eduardo G. Martins,² Maria Nazareth F. Silva,³ Sérgio F. dos Reis⁴

¹Programa de pós-graduação em Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-970, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil mathiasmpires@gmail.com (MMP)
²Department of Forest Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada egmartins@gmail.com (EGM)
³Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, 69060-001, Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil mndasilva@gmail.com (MNFS)
⁴Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, 13083-970, São Paulo, Brazil sfreis@unicamp.br (SFR)

Abstract

Gracilinanus microtarsus (J. A. Wagner, 1842), called the Brazilian gracile opossum, is a small didelphid that is 1 of 6 species in the genus Gracilinanus. It is a sexually dimorphic, solitary marsupial that has a highly seasonal reproductive pattern. It inhabits Atlantic rain forests and semideciduous forests interspersed in the highly seasonal cerrado (savanna-like vegetation) in southeastern and southern Brazil. It prefers locations associated with low canopy cover and it also occurs in habitats altered by anthropogenic events. The species is classified as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

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Mathias M. Pires, Eduardo G. Martins, Maria Nazareth F. Silva, and Sérgio F. dos Reis "Gracilinanus microtarsus (Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae)," Mammalian Species 42(1), 33-40, (25 March 2010). https://doi.org/10.1644/851.1

Published: 25 March 2010

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