Dusky slender opossum

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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]

Dusky slender opossum[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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)

References

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  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. 10. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b Pérez-Hernandez, R.; Ventura, J.; López Fuster, M. (2016). "Marmosops fuscatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T12819A22179192. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T12819A22179192.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.