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Dusky slender opossum

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Dusky slender opossum[1]
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M. fuscatus
Binomial name
Marmosops fuscatus
(Thomas, 1896)
Dusky slender opossum range
Synonyms

M. carri (J.A. Allen and Chapman, 1897)
M. perfuscus (Thomas, 1924)

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

  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. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b Template:IUCN2011.2 Database entry includes justification for why this species is data deficient