Monodelphis sorex (southern red-sided opossum)

Mass: 35.3 g based on Cirignoli et al. 2011 and Cáceres 2005

Habitats: tropical/subtropical dry broadleaf forest (1)

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Found in one sample

Brazil: Caucaia do Alto (pitfall traps)

Size measurements:
body mass21.8 gN = 3Cirignoli et al. 2011
body mass45 gN = 6Cáceres 2005
ear length9.7 mmN = 3Cirignoli et al. 2011
♀ head and body length106 mmN = 1Thomas 1888
♀ hind foot length15.5 mmN = 1Thomas 1888
hind foot length14.7 mmN = 3Cirignoli et al. 2011
♀ skull length27 mmN = 1Thomas 1888
♀ tail length62 mmN = 1Thomas 1888
tail length48 mmN = 3Cirignoli et al. 2011
total body length147 mmN = 3Cirignoli et al. 2011

See also Monodelphis, Monodelphis adusta, Monodelphis americana, Monodelphis brevicaudata, Monodelphis dimidiata, Monodelphis domestica, Monodelphis glirina, Monodelphis iheringi, Monodelphis kunsi, Monodelphis peruviana, Monodelphis scalops, Monodelphis sp.