Bishop's slender opossum

Bishop's slender opossum is a small, arboreal marsupial in the opossum family native to Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. It somewhat resembles a placental rat or shrew.

Description

It is one of the smallest members of the genus Marmosops. It weighs 17-22 grams.

Distribution and habitat

Bishop's slender opossum is found on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Bolivia and Peru. There are also isolated reports of it occurring in the lowlands of Bolivia and Brazil.
It has been found in Tropical and [subtropical dry broadleaf forests|dry forests], rainforests, evergreen forests, and cloud forests.