Neblina slender opossum

Neblina Slender Opossum[1]
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Marmosops
Species: M. neblina
Binomial name
Marmosops neblina
Gardner, 1990
Neblina Slender Opossum range

The Neblina Slender Opossum, Marmosops neblina, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela, and perhaps Peru.

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. 11. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Weksler, M., Patterson, B. & Bonvicino, C. (2008). Marmosops neblina. 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