Amazonian red-sided opossum
The Amazonian red-sided opossum (Monodelphis glirina) is a South American opossum species of the family Didelphidae,[2] formerly viewed as part of M. brevicaudata.[1] It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru, where it inhabits the Amazon rainforest. It is omnivorous, nocturnal, and primarily nonarboreal.[1]
| Amazonian red-sided opossum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Monodelphis |
| Species: | M. glirina |
| Binomial name | |
| Monodelphis glirina (Wagner, 1842) | |
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| Amazonian red-sided opossum range | |
References
- Brito, D.; Astua de Moraes, D.; Solari, S. (2016). "Monodelphis glirina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2016: e.T97249272A97249275. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T97249272A97249275.en. Retrieved 6 November 2019.(old version)
- Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 14. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Infonatura
- Castilheiro, W. F. F.; Santos Filho, M. dos (June 2013). "Diet of Monodelphis glirina (Mammalia: Didelphidae) in forest fragments in southern Amazon". Zoologia (Curitiba). 30 (3): 249–254. doi:10.1590/S1984-46702013000300001.
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