Aug 12
Get to know the sangay shrew opossum (Caenolestes sangay)! This species—which inhabits parts of Sangay National Park, located on the eastern slopes of the Andes Mountains in Ecuador—wasn’t scientifically described until 2013. Like other South American shrew opossums, it is a pouchless marsupial. It’s primarily nocturnal, and feeds on a diet that consists mostly of insects. However, as a newly described species, there is still much to learn about this critter.
Photo: jorgebrito, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist
