Southern three-striped opossum

The southern three-striped opossum (Monodelphis theresa) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in the Atlantic Forest region of Brazil.

Southern three-striped opossum[1]
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Genus:	Monodelphis
Species:	M. theresa
Binomial name
Monodelphis theresa Thomas, 1921
Southern three-striped opossum range

References

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

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