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Northern three-striped opossum

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Northern three-striped opossum[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Monodelphis
Species:
M. americana
Binomial name
Monodelphis americana
(Müller, 1776)
Northern three-striped opossum range

The northern three-striped opossum (Monodelphis americana) is an opossum species from South America.

It is endemic to Atlantic Forest ecoregions of coastal Brazil.

References

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  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. pp. 13–14. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ Astúa, D.; Cáceres, N.; Brito, D.; Costa, L.P. (2021). "Monodelphis americana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T96866849A197321762. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T96866849A197321762.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.