Marajó short-tailed opossum

The Marajó short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis maraxina) is an opossum species from South America.

Marajó short-tailed opossum[1]

Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Monodelphis
Species:
M. maraxina
Binomial name
Monodelphis maraxina
Thomas, 1923
Marajó short-tailed opossum range

It is endemic to Brazil, in the Amazon River delta region within Maranhão state.

References

  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. 15. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. Brito, D. & Astua de Moraes, D. (2008). "Monodelphis maraxina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) Database entry includes justification for why this species is data deficient


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