Dorothys' Slender Opossum

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name = Dorothys' Slender OpossumMSW3 Gardner | pages = 10]
status = VU
status_system = iucn2.3
status_ref = IUCN2006 | assessors = New World Marsupial Specialist Group | year = 1996 | id = 12818 | title = Marmosops dorothea| downloaded = 2007-07-29]
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Didelphimorphia
familia = Didelphidae
genus = "Marmosops"
species = "M. dorothea"
binomial = "Marmosops dorothea"
binomial_authority = (Thomas, 1911)
synonyms = "M. ocellatus" (Tate, 1931)
"M. yungasensis" (Tate, 1931)

The Dorothys' Slender Opossum ("Marmosops dorothea") is a species of opossum in the Didelphidae family. It is endemic to Bolivia. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Recent research suggests that "M. dorothea" is a synonym of "M. noctivagus", the White-bellied Slender Opossum. On the other hand, "M. ocellatus", a junior synonym of "M. dorethea", may be a separate valid species.Robert S. Voss, Teresa Tarifa, and Eric Yensen, [http://diglib1.amnh.org/novitates/i0003-0082-3466-01-0001.pdf "American Museum Novitates" 3466] , December 30, 2004] .

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