Near ThreatenedSouthern Pudu
Pudu puda
Mammals · Paucituberculata · Caenolestidae
Rhyncholestes raphanurus
It could become threatened in the near future if current threats go unchecked.
The Chilean shrew opossum is a tiny marsupial of the temperate rainforest of southern Chile and neighbouring parts of Argentina, including the island of Chiloé. It belongs to the Paucituberculata, an extremely ancient order that was diverse in South America millions of years ago and of which only a few Andean species remain today. It has a long, mobile snout, small eyes and forward-projecting lower incisors with which it seizes invertebrates among the damp leaf litter.
Weight
20 g – 40 g
Size
10 cm – 13 cm
Diet
Insectivore
Feeds mainly on insects and other invertebrates.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
Sources consulted: Wikipedia (es): Rhyncholestes raphanurus
Best time: All year in the temperate rainforests of Chile and the island of Chiloé, at night, on the damp ground beneath fallen logs.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Chilean Shrew Opossum — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about chilean shrew opossum.
