Ronald's opossum
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Ronald's opossum[1] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Didelphimorphia |
Family: | Didelphidae |
Genus: | Monodelphis |
Species: | M. ronaldi
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Binomial name | |
Monodelphis ronaldi Solari, 2004
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Ronald's opossum range |
Ronald's opossum (Monodelphis ronaldi) is a South American opossum species of the family Didelphidae. It was discovered in 2004, and most closely resembles M. adusta.[2] It is known only from Manú National Park, Peru, where it inhabits the Amazon rainforest.[2] It is named after American zoologist Ronald H. Pine.
References
- ^ Gardner, Alfred L. (2007), "Tribe Monodelphini", in Gardner, Alfred L. (ed.), Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 39–116 (p. 100), ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4
- ^ a b c Solari, S. (2015). "Monodelphis ronaldi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T136404A22171753. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T136404A22171753.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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