Dromiciops gliroides

E721117

arboreal mammal marsupial species

Dromiciops gliroides, commonly known as the monito del monte, is a small arboreal marsupial native to the temperate forests of southern South America and the only living representative of its order.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form	Occurrences
Dromiciops	2
Dromiciops bernardoi	1
Dromiciops bozinovici	1
Dromiciops mondaca	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	arboreal mammal ⓘ marsupial ⓘ species ⓘ
activityPattern	nocturnal ⓘ
biogeographicSignificance	relict species ⓘ
bodyLength	approximately 16 to 21 centimeters including tail ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
commonName	little mountain monkey ⓘ monito del monte NERFINISHED ⓘ
conservationStatus	Near Threatened ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem	IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedBy	Oldfield Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet	omnivorous ⓘ
dispersesSeedsOf	Tristerix corymbosus NERFINISHED ⓘ
eats	fruits ⓘ insects ⓘ seeds ⓘ
ecologicalRole	seed disperser ⓘ
family	Microbiotheriidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
genus	Dromiciops NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	Valdivian temperate rainforest NERFINISHED ⓘ temperate forests ⓘ
hasDistinctiveFeature	large eyes ⓘ prehensile tail ⓘ rounded ears ⓘ
hasFurColor	brownish-gray dorsally ⓘ lighter ventrally ⓘ
hasPouch	true ⓘ
hibernation	enters torpor ⓘ
isOnlyLivingRepresentativeOf	order Microbiotheria NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle	arboreal ⓘ
litterSize	typically 2 to 4 young ⓘ
nativeTo	Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ southern South America ⓘ
order	Microbiotheria NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylogeneticRelationship	closely related to Australian marsupials ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
reproductiveMode	viviparous ⓘ
sheltersIn	dense understory vegetation ⓘ tree cavities ⓘ
tailLength	approximately 9 to 13 centimeters ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
threatenedBy	forest fragmentation ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ
weight	approximately 16 to 49 grams ⓘ
yearDescribed	1894 ⓘ