order Microbiotheria
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The order Microbiotheria is a small group of marsupials best known for the monito del monte, a rare, mouse-sized, arboreal species native to temperate forests of southern South America.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Microbiotheria | 0 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mammal order
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| activityPattern | nocturnal ⓘ |
| bestKnownRepresentative | monito del monte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biogeographicSignificance | relict marsupial lineage of South America ⓘ |
| bodySizeOfRepresentativeSpecies | mouse-sized ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | microbiotheres ⓘ |
| conservationStatusOfOrder | many populations of member species are of conservation concern ⓘ |
| diet |
insectivorous
ⓘ
omnivorous ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature |
prehensile tail in many members
ⓘ
small body size ⓘ |
| firstDescriptionYear | 19th century ⓘ |
| geologicalHistory | lineage dates back to at least the Paleogene ⓘ |
| includesGenus | Dromiciops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesSpecies | Dromiciops gliroides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | arboreal ⓘ |
| nativeRange |
Argentina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ southern South America ⓘ |
| notableSpecies | monito del monte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylogeneticPosition | closely related to Australian marsupials within Australidelphia ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | marsupial ⓘ |
| reproductiveTrait | pouch-bearing females ⓘ |
| scientificNameAuthorship | described by Oldfield Thomas (as an order-level group) ⓘ |
| subclass | Theria ⓘ |
| superorder | Australidelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Dromiciops gliroides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalHabitat |
Nothofagus forests
ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.