Tschudi's slender opossum

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Tschudi's slender opossum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Marmosops
Species:
M. caucae
Binomial name
Marmosops caucae
(Tschudi, 1844)
Andean Slender Mouse Opossum area.png
Combined range of Tschudi's and Andean slender opossums

Tschudi's slender opossum (Marmosops caucae) 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.

References

  1. Martin, G.M. (2017). "Marmosops caucae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T89333777A89333796. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T89333777A89333796.en . Retrieved 30 March 2025.