Guajira mouse opossum

Guajira mouse opossum[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Marmosa
Subgenus: Marmosa
Species: M. xerophila
Binomial name
Marmosa xerophila
Handley & Gordon, 1979
Guajira mouse opossum range

The Guajira mouse opossum (Marmosa xerophila) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.[2]

References

  1. Gardner, A. L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lew, D., Gutiérrez, E., Ventura, J., López Fuster, M. & Pérez-Hernandez, R. (2011). "Marmosa xerophila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 January 2012. Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as vulnerable