---
title: "Colocolo"
description: "Dromiciops gliroides — Mamíferos. The southern monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides) is a species of marsupial."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/southern-monito-del-monte
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Colocolo

> Dromiciops gliroides — Mamíferos. The southern monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides) is a species of marsupial.

- Scientific name: *Dromiciops gliroides*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: `forest` (Floresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 134
- Wikidata: [Q691991](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q691991)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43232](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43232)

## Names

- en: Southern Monito del Monte
- de: Chiloé-Beutelratte
- es: Monito del monte sureño
- fr: Opossum Austral
- nl: Monito del monte
- pt: Colocolo
- pl: Torbik bambusowy

## Countries with the most observations

CL (82), AR (37)

## Summary

The southern monito del monte (Dromiciops gliroides) is a species of marsupial.

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

## Photo

![Colocolo](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-monito-del-monte/medium.jpg)

Photo: Ricardo Barrientos · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/323466033

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/southern-monito-del-monte?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).