Pinheiro's slender opossum

Pinheiro's slender opossum (Marmosops pinheiroi) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname and Venezuela.

Pinheiro's slender opossum[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Marmosops
Species:
M. pinheiroi
Binomial name
Marmosops pinheiroi
Pine, 1981
Pinheiro's slender opossum range

References

  1. 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. 12. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Catzeflis, F. & Silva, C. (2008). "Marmosops pinheiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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