Red mouse opossum
Red mouse opossum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Didelphimorphia |
Family: | Didelphidae |
Subfamily: | Didelphinae |
Genus: | Marmosa |
Subgenus: | Marmosa |
Species: | M. rubra |
Binomial name | |
Marmosa rubra Tate, 1931 | |
Red mouse opossum range |
The red mouse opossum (Marmosa rubra) is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae.[2] Its range includes eastern Ecuador and Peru.
References
- ↑ Weksler, M., Patterson, B. & Bonvicino, C. (2008). Marmosa rubra. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is data deficient
- ↑ Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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