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Long-furred woolly mouse opossum[1] Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae Genus: Micoureus Species: M. demerarae Binomial name Micoureus demerarae
(Thomas, 1905)
Long-furred woolly mouse opossum range The long-furred woolly mouse opossum (Micoureus demerarae), known locally as the Cuíca,[3] is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. Its range includes central Colombia, Venezuela, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, eastern Peru, northern Bolivia, and northern Brazil.[4]
References
- ^ 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.). p. 13. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?id=10400119.
- ^ Brito, D., Astua de Moraes, D., Lew, D. & Soriano, P. (2008). Micoureus demerarae. 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
- ^ "Ecoparque de Una". http://www.ecoparque.org.br/biodiversidade2.htm.
- ^ Gardner, A.L.; Creighton, G.K. (2007). "Genus Micoureus". In Gardner, A.L. (ed.). Mammals of South America. Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. University of Chicago Press. p. 77. ISBN 9780226282404. http://books.google.com/books?id=dbU3d7EUCm8C&pg=PA507.
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