Dusky slender opossum

Dusky slender opossum[1]
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Genus:	Marmosops
Species:	M. fuscatus
Binomial name
	Marmosops fuscatus; (Thomas, 1896)
	Dusky slender opossum range
Synonyms
	M. carri (J.A. Allen and Chapman, 1897); M. perfuscus (Thomas, 1924)

The dusky slender opossum (Marmosops fuscatus) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

Gardner, A. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
Lew, D.; Gutiérrez, E.; Ventura, J.; Pérez-Hernandez, R. & López Fuster, M. (2011). "Marmosops fuscatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2012.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)old-form url Database entry includes justification for why this species is data deficient

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