Red Mouse Opossum

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iRed Mouse Opossum
Conservation status
Least concern (LR/lc)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae Subfamily: Didelphinae Genus: Marmosa Species: M. rubra
Binomial name
Marmosa rubra Tate, 1931

The Red Mouse Opossum (Marmosa rubra) is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. Its range includes eastern Ecuador and Peru.

[edit] References

• New World Marsupial Specialist Group (1996). Marmosa rubra. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 12 May 2006.
• Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 9. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.