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Northern gracile opossum

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Northern gracile opossum[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Gracilinanus
Species:
G. marica
Binomial name
Gracilinanus marica
(Thomas, 1898)
Northern gracile opossum range
Synonyms[2]

Gracilinanus perijae Hershkovitz, 1992

The northern gracile opossum (Gracilinanus marica) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. G. marica naturally occurs in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[2]

References

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  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. 7. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b c Pérez-Hernandez, R.; Ventura, J.; López Fuster, M. (2016). "Gracilinanus marica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T9420A22169944. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T9420A22169944.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.