Hooded red-sided opossum

The hooded red-sided opossum (Monodelphis palliolata) is a South American opossum species of the family Didelphidae.^[2] Until recently, it was viewed as a subspecies of M. brevicaudata.^[2] It is found in Colombia and Venezuela at altitudes from sea level to 2250 m.^[1] It is a primarily nonarboreal resident of tropical rainforest, but has also been seen in areas under cultivation.^[1]

Hooded red-sided opossum
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Genus:	Monodelphis
Species:	M. palliolata
Binomial name
Monodelphis palliolata (Osgood, 1914)
Hooded red-sided opossum range