Northern three-striped opossum
The northern three-striped opossum (Monodelphis americana) is an opossum species from South America.
| Northern three-striped opossum[1] | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Monodelphis |
| Species: | M. americana |
| Binomial name | |
| Monodelphis americana Müller, 1776 | |
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| Northern three-striped opossum range | |
It is endemic to Atlantic Forest ecoregions of coastal Brazil.
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. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- Brito, D. & Astua de Moraes, D. (2008). "Monodelphis americana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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