The wood sprite gracile opossum (Gracilinanus dryas) is a mammal. It is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
Wood sprite gracile opossum[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Didelphimorphia |
Family: | Didelphidae |
Genus: | Gracilinanus |
Species: | G. dryas
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Binomial name | |
Gracilinanus dryas (Thomas, 1898)
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Wood sprite gracile opossum range |
References
edit- ^ 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. pp. 6–7. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b Pérez-Hernandez, R.; Ventura, J.; López Fuster, M. (2016). "Gracilinanus dryas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T9418A22169714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T9418A22169714.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.