Red three-striped opossum

The red three-striped opossum (Monodelphis umbristriata) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil.

Red three-striped opossum[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Monodelphis
Species:
M. umbristriata
Binomial name
Monodelphis umbristriata
(Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936)
Red three-striped opossum range

References

  1. 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. 16. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Weksler, M. & Bonvicino, C. (2008). "Monodelphis umbristriata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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