Order

Microbiotheria

Specimen taken at Chile, Bío-Bío region, Valle Hermoso, near Rio de la Polcura, 37.12 S, 71.23 W, 1500 m, January 2005. California State University, Northridge #1893. Formerly Dromiciops gliroides.
Side view of captive. Also as Chilean Opossum, Colocolo Opossum.
Ventral view, handheld, showing mammae in rudimentary pouch. Also as Chilean Opossum, Colocolo Opossum.

Image courtesy of the ASM Mammal Images Library

Microbiotheria