Guajira mouse opossum
The Guajira mouse opossum (Marmosa xerophila) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.[2]
| Guajira mouse opossum[1] | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Marmosa |
| Subgenus: | Exulomarmosa |
| Species: | M. xerophila |
| Binomial name | |
| Marmosa xerophila Handley & Gordon, 1979 | |
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| Guajira mouse opossum range | |
References
- Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In 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.
- Lew, D.; Gutiérrez, E.; Ventura, J.; López Fuster, M. & Pérez-Hernandez, R. (2011). "Marmosa xerophila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2012.
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