Dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum

The dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum, also known as the velvety fat-tailed opossum, is an opossum species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is found in cerrado and caatinga habitats. Its head-and-body length ranges from, with an average of, and its tail length ranges from with an average. Its diet is 44% arthropods; 75% of its diet consists of animals and animal products. Its ventral fur is entirely gray-based. Its hind foot is less than, which is short for the genus.