Tschudi's slender opossum
Tschudi's slender opossum (Marmosops impavidus) is an opossum species from South America, named after Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob von Tschudi. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.
| Tschudi's slender opossum[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Marmosops |
| Species: | M. impavidus |
| Binomial name | |
| Marmosops impavidus (Tschudi, 1844) | |
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| Tschudi's slender opossum range | |
References
- Gardner, A. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Solari, S.; Cáceres, N. (2016). "Marmosops impavidus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T89333331A22178706. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T89333331A22178706.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
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