Red three-striped opossum

Red three-striped opossum[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Monodelphis
Species: M. umbristriata
Binomial name
Monodelphis umbristriata
(Miranda-Ribeiro, 1936)
Red three-striped opossum range

The red three-striped opossum (Monodelphis umbristriata) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Brazil.

References

  1. Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 16. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Weksler, M. & Bonvicino, C. (2008). Monodelphis umbristriata. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 28 December 2008.


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