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
- 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.
- Weksler, M. & Bonvicino, C. (2008). "Monodelphis umbristriata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.