Panama Slender Opossum
Marmosops invictus (Goldman, 1912)
Also calledOpossum du Panama (fra) · Opossum-souris Noir (fra) · Panama-Schlankbeutelratte (deu) · oposulek panamski (pol) · panamanhiiriopossumi (fin) · vačice panamská (ces) · Канский опоссум (rus) · パナマホソマウスオポッサム (jpn)
First described in: Smithson. Misc. Coll. vol.60 2 p.3
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
activity
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Panama Slender Opossum is probably nocturnal because it has been captured in traps during the night.
Didelphidae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Primary and secondary humid forests, usually with moss and epiphytes, at elevations of 450 - 1500 m.
Didelphidae
biology_ecology
Movements, Home range and Social organization. Panama Slender Opossums have been captured near streams, on the ground, and on logs at 1 - 5 m high.
Didelphidae
breeding
Breeding. There is no specific information available for this species, but a lactating female Panama Slender Opossum was captured in March.
Didelphidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439946.