The Amazonian red-sided opossum (Monodelphis glirina) is a South American opossum species of the family Didelphidae, formerly viewed as part of M. brevicaudata. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru, where it inhabits the Amazon rainforest. It is omnivorous, nocturnal, and primarily nonarboreal. References Opossums Marsupials of South America Fauna of the Amazon Mammals of Brazil Mammals of Peru Mammals of Bolivia Mammals described in 1842