Yellow-sided Opossum
Monodelphis dimidiata
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Mammals
The yellow-sided opossum is an opossum species from South America found in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. They have grey fur on their dorsal side with orangish fur on the lateral side that continues down to the feet. It is one of the few semelparous mammals in the word, as it breeds only once during its short annual life cycle. Preserving native grasslands is important for their conservation.
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Didelphimorphia
- Family
- Didelphidae
- Genus
- Monodelphis