Kalinowski's mouse opossum
| Kalinowski's Mouse Opossum[1] | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Subfamily: | Hyladelphinae Voss & Jansa (2009) |
| Genus: | Hyladelphys Voss, Lunde, and Simmons, 2001 |
| Species: | H. kalinowskii |
| Binomial name | |
| Hyladelphys kalinowskii (Hershkovitz, 1992) | |
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| Kalinowski's Mouse Opossum range | |
| Synonyms | |
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Gracilinanus kalinowskii Hershkovitz, 1992 | |
Kalinowski's Mouse Opossum or the Peru Gracile Mouse Opossum (Hyladelphys kalinowskii) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana, Guyana, and Peru. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests at elevations up to 1000 m.[2]
This is the only living species in the genus Hyladelphys. It was removed from the genus Gracilinanus in 2001.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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. 8. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pires Costa, A. & Patterson, B. (2008). Hyladelphys kalinowskii. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern