Little Water Opossum
Lutreolina crassicaudata
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Common
- Observations
- 73
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇷 Argentina
- Conservation
- Least Concern
Description
The big lutrine opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata), also called little water opossum, thick-tailed opossum and coligrueso, is a long-tailed, otter-like mammal native to grasslands of South America. It generally lives near water and is active at night, dawn or dusk. It eats mice, insects and crabs. Like all opossums, it is a marsupial and carries its young in a pouch.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Big lutrine opossum”.