Red mouse opossum
The red mouse opossum (Marmosa rubra) is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae.[2] Its range includes eastern Ecuador and Peru.
| Red mouse opossum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Marmosa |
| Subgenus: | Eomarmosa Voss et al., 2014 |
| Species: | M. rubra |
| Binomial name | |
| Marmosa rubra Tate, 1931 | |
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| Red mouse opossum range | |
References
- Solari, S. (2015). "Marmosa rubra". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T40507A22174358. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T40507A22174358.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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