Rufous mouse opossum
| Rufous mouse opossum[1] | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Marmosa |
| Subgenus: | Marmosa |
| Species: | M. lepida |
| Binomial name | |
| Marmosa lepida Thomas, 1888 | |
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| Rufous mouse opossum range | |
The rufous mouse opossum (Marmosa lepida) or little rufous mouse opossum[2] is an opossum species from South America. The species has been found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru and Surinam in lowland tropical rainforest at altitudes from 100 to 1000 m.[2] It is presumed to feed on insects and fruit, like its close relatives.[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. 9. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- 1 2 3 4 Weksler, M. & Bonvicino, C. (2008). Marmosa lepida. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008.
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