Red mouse opossum

Red mouse opossum
Red mouse opossum
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Subfamily: Didelphinae
Genus: Marmosa
Species: M. rubra
Binomial name
Marmosa rubra
Tate, 1931
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Red mouse opossum range

The Red mouse opossum (Marmosa rubra) is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. Its range includes eastern Ecuador and Peru.

References

  1. ^ Weksler, M., Patterson, B. & Bonvicino, C. (2008). Marmosa rubra. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is data deficient