Tiny, secretive, and living in remote regions, shrew opossums have very little interaction with humanity and pose no threats.
The World Conservation Union (IUCN) lists the Chilean shrew opossum as Vulnerable (facing a high risk of extinction), due to deforestation (removing trees) from logging.
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