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title: "Brazilian Gracile Opossum"
description: "Gracilinanus microtarsus — Mamíferos. The Brazilian gracile opossum (Gracilinanus microtarsus) is a species of small opossum from Brazil."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/brazilian-gracile-opossum
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Brazilian Gracile Opossum

> Gracilinanus microtarsus — Mamíferos. The Brazilian gracile opossum (Gracilinanus microtarsus) is a species of small opossum from Brazil.

- Scientific name: *Gracilinanus microtarsus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 52
- Wikidata: [Q194850](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q194850)
- iNaturalist taxon: [42617](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42617)

## Names

- en: Brazilian Gracile Opossum
- de: Brasilianische Schmalbeutelratte
- es: Marmosa de pies chicos
- fr: Petit Opossum-souris Du Br

## Countries with the most observations

BR (28)

## Summary

The Brazilian gracile opossum (Gracilinanus microtarsus) is a species of small opossum from Brazil.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazilian_gracile_opossum

## Photo

![Brazilian Gracile Opossum](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/brazilian-gracile-opossum/medium.jpg)

Photo: Javier Ignacio Luna Crook · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/58176196

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/brazilian-gracile-opossum?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).