Reig's opossum
| Reig's opossum[1] | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Monodelphis |
| Species: | M. reigi Lew & Pérez-Hernández, 2004 |
| Binomial name | |
| Monodelphis reigi | |
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| Reig's opossum range | |
Reig's opossum (Monodelphis reigi) is a South American opossum species of the family Didelphidae, discovered in 2004.[2] It is named after Argentine biologist Osvaldo Reig (1929–1992).[3] It was initially found in montane forest in Canaima National Park, Venezuela at an elevation of 1300 m in the Sierra de Lema.[2] It is typically found between 1100 m and 2050 m on Mount Ayanganna.[4]
References
- ↑ Gardner, Alfred L. (2007), "Tribe Monodelphini", in Gardner, Alfred L., Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 39–116 (p. 100), ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lew, D., López Fuster, M., Ventura J., Pérez-Hernandez, R. & Gutiérrez, E. (2011). "Monodelphis reigi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
- ↑ Patterson, Bruce D. Biogeography of Mammals From the Guianas of South America. Bones, Clones, and Biomes: The History and Geography of Recent Neotropical Mammals. Chicago: University of Chicago, 2012. 236-46.