The gray slender opossum (''Marmosops incanus''), is an

opossum Opossums () are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia () endemic to the Americas. The largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, it comprises 126 species in 18 genera. Opossums originated in South America and entered North A ...

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to eastern

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

. This species is a semi-arboreal marsupial, moving on average 67.38% on the ground. They are solitary, nocturnal, and scansorial (tree climbers). Their diet consists mainly of insects.

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Opossums Marsupials of Brazil Endemic mammals of Brazil Fauna of the Atlantic Forest Mammals described in 1841 Taxa named by Peter Wilhelm Lund {{marsupial-stub