Northern three-striped opossum

Northern three-striped opossum [1]
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Genus:	Monodelphis
Species:	M. americana
Binomial name
Monodelphis americana (Müller, 1776)
Northern three-striped opossum range

The northern three-striped opossum (Monodelphis americana) is an opossum species from South America.

It is endemic to Atlantic Forest ecoregions of coastal Brazil.

References

1. 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. pp. 13–14. ISBN   978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC   62265494.
2. Astúa, D.; Cáceres, N.; Brito, D.; Costa, L.P. (2021). "Monodelphis americana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T96866849A197321762. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T96866849A197321762.en . Retrieved 11 November 2021.