Pygmy short-tailed opossum
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| Pygmy Short-tailed Opossum[1] | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Monodelphis |
| Species: | M. kunsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Monodelphis kunsi Pine, 1875 |
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| Pygmy Short-tailed Opossum range | |
The Pygmy Short-tailed Opossum, Monodelphis kunsi, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil and Paraguay. The young are referred to as 'joeys'. The females are referred to as 'Jill' and the males 'jack'.
[edit] References
- ^ Gardner, Alfred (16 November 2005). Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). pp. 15. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
- ^ Solari, S., de la Sancha, N. & Vilela, J. (2011). "Monodelphis kunsi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/13696. Retrieved 18 January 2012. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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