- Alston's mouse opossum
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Alston's Mouse Opossum Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae Genus: Micoureus Species: M. alstoni Binomial name Micoureus alstoni
(J. A. Allen, 1900)
Alston's Mouse Opossum range Alston's Mouse Opossum (Micoureus alstoni), also known as Alston's Opossum, is a medium sized pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae.[2] It is arboreal and nocturnal, inhabiting forests from Belize to northern Colombia. The main components of its diet are insects and fruits, but it may also eat small rodents, lizards, and bird eggs.
References
- ^ Cuarón, A. D., Emmons, L., Helgen, K., Samudio, R. & Reid, F. (2008). Micoureus alstoni. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- ^ Gardner, Alfred L. (16 November 2005). "Order Didelphimorphia (pp. 3-18)". In Wilson, Don E., and Reeder, DeeAnn M., eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2 vols. (2142 pp.). ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=10400117.
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