Bushy-tailed Opossum 3285287 224150934 2008-07-07T15:31:34Z Ptcamn 308717 cat {{Cleanup|date=February 2008}} {{Taxobox | name = Bushy-tailed Opossum | status = VU | trend = down | status_system = iucn2.3 | regnum = [[Animalia]] | phylum = [[Chordata]] | classis = [[Mammal]]ia | ordo = [[Didelphimorphia]] | familia = [[Didelphidae]] | subfamilia = [[Caluromyinae]] | genus = '''''Glironia''''' | genus_authority = [[Oldfield Thomas|Thomas]], 1912 | species = '''''G. venusta''''' | binomial = ''Glironia venusta'' | binomial_authority = [[Oldfield Thomas|Thomas]], 1912 }} '''Bushy-tailed Opossum''', ''Glironia venusta'', is an [[opossum]] [[species]] from [[South America]]. It is found in [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Ecuador]] and [[Peru]]. It's an [[arboreal]] [[nocturnal]] animal that lives in lowland rain forests. It is distinguished from other opossums by its almost fully-haired tail. ==References== * {{IUCN2006|assessors=New World Marsupial Specialist Group|year=1996|id=9245|title=Glironia venusta|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used * {{cite book|first=John F.|last=Eisenberg|coauthors=Kent H. Redford|year=2000|title=Mammals of Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil}} * {{MSW3 Gardner|pages=4}} {{Didelphimorphia|C.}} [[Category:Opossums]] [[Category:Mammals of South America]] [[Category:Animals described in 1912]] {{marsupial-stub}} [[es:Glironia venusta]] [[fr:Glironia venusta]] [[it: Glironia venusta]] [[mt:Opossum ta' denbu sufi]] [[zh:雅负鼠属]]