Dromiciops gliroides

E721117

Dromiciops gliroides, commonly known as the monito del monte, is a small arboreal marsupial native to the temperate forests of southern South America and the only living representative of its order.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Dromiciops gliroides canonical 8
Dromiciops 5
Dromiciops bernardoi 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf arboreal mammal ⓘ
marsupial ⓘ
species ⓘ
activityPattern nocturnal ⓘ
biogeographicSignificance relict species ⓘ
bodyLength approximately 16 to 21 centimeters including tail ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName little mountain monkey ⓘ
monito del monte ⓘ
conservationStatus Near Threatened ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
describedBy Oldfield Thomas ⓘ
diet omnivorous ⓘ
dispersesSeedsOf Tristerix corymbosus ⓘ
eats fruits ⓘ
insects ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
ecologicalRole seed disperser ⓘ
family Microbiotheriidae ⓘ
linked to: Microbiotheria
genus Dromiciops ⓘ
habitat Valdivian temperate rainforest ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ
hasDistinctiveFeature large eyes ⓘ
prehensile tail ⓘ
rounded ears ⓘ
hasFurColor brownish-gray dorsally ⓘ
lighter ventrally ⓘ
hasPouch true ⓘ
hibernation enters torpor ⓘ
isOnlyLivingRepresentativeOf order Microbiotheria ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lifestyle arboreal ⓘ
litterSize typically 2 to 4 young ⓘ
nativeTo Argentina ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
southern South America ⓘ
order Microbiotheria ⓘ
phylogeneticRelationship closely related to Australian marsupials ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
reproductiveMode viviparous ⓘ
sheltersIn dense understory vegetation ⓘ
tree cavities ⓘ
tailLength approximately 9 to 13 centimeters ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threatenedBy forest fragmentation ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
weight approximately 16 to 49 grams ⓘ
yearDescribed 1894 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (16)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Microbiotheria → typeSpecies → Dromiciops gliroides ⓘ
Microbiotheria → hasExtantRepresentative → Dromiciops gliroides ⓘ
Microbiotheria → hasExtantRepresentative → Dromiciops bozinovici ⓘ
linked to: Dromiciops gliroides
Microbiotheria → hasExtantRepresentative → Dromiciops mondaca ⓘ
linked to: Dromiciops gliroides
Microbiotheria → hasExtantRepresentative → Dromiciops bernardoi ⓘ
linked to: Dromiciops gliroides
Microbiotheria → containsGenus → Dromiciops ⓘ
linked to: Dromiciops gliroides
Microbiotheria → notableSpecies → Dromiciops gliroides ⓘ
monito del monte → scientificName → Dromiciops gliroides ⓘ
monito del monte → genus → Dromiciops ⓘ
linked to: Dromiciops gliroides
Microbiotheria → containsTaxon → Dromiciops ⓘ
linked to: Dromiciops gliroides
Microbiotheria → containsSpecies → Dromiciops gliroides ⓘ
Microbiotheria → typeSpecies → Dromiciops gliroides ⓘ
subject linked to: order Microbiotheria
Microbiotheria → includesGenus → Dromiciops ⓘ
subject linked to: order Microbiotheria
linked to: Dromiciops gliroides
Microbiotheria → includesSpecies → Dromiciops gliroides ⓘ
subject linked to: order Microbiotheria
Dromiciops gliroides → genus → Dromiciops ⓘ
linked to: Dromiciops gliroides
Microbiotherium → closelyRelatedTo → Dromiciops gliroides ⓘ