Dusky slender opossum
Appearance
Dusky slender opossum[1] | |
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Species: | M. fuscatus
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Marmosops fuscatus (Thomas, 1896)
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M. carri (J.A. Allen and Chapman, 1897) |
The dusky slender opossum (Marmosops fuscatus) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Colombia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]
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.
- ^ a b Template:IUCN2011.2 Database entry includes justification for why this species is data deficient