Not all marsupials have a pouch for their young! Meet Gardner's short-tailed possum; a member of the marsupial family that looks more like a mouse than a possum. This species was only formally recognized in 2013, and was characterized as a member of the Didelphidae family due to its separated hind toes, which are characteristic of possums. However, Monodelphis gardneri lacks a reproductive pouch, and it is likely that its young are much more developed at birth than other marsipual joeys.
(Image: A Gardener's short-tailed possum (Monodelphis gardneri) by Fabrice Schmitt)
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