Bushy-tailed Opossum
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{{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]]
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[[es:Glironia venusta]]
[[fr:Glironia venusta]]
[[it: Glironia venusta]]
[[mt:Opossum ta' denbu sufi]]
[[zh:雅负鼠属]]