- Gracilinanus
Taxobox
name = GracilinanusMSW3 Gardner | pages = 6-7]
regnum =Animalia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Mammalia
ordo =Didelphimorphia
familia =Didelphidae
genus = "Gracilinanus"
genus_authority = Gardner & Creighton, 1989
type_species = "Didelphys microtarsus"
type_species_authority = Wagner, 1842
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =
*"Gracilinanus aceramarcae "
*"Gracilinanus agilis "
*"Gracilinanus dryas "
*"Gracilinanus emilae "
*"Gracilinanus marica "
*"Gracilinanus microtarsus ""Gracilinanus" is a genus of
opossum in theDidelphidae family. It was separated from the genus "Marmosa " in 1989, and has since had the genus "Cryptonanus " removed from it. It contains the following species:
*Aceramarca Gracile Opossum ("Gracilinanus aceramarcae")
*Agile Gracile Opossum ("Gracilinanus agilis")
*Wood Sprite Gracile Opossum ("Gracilinanus dryas")
*Emilia's Gracile Opossum ("Gracilinanus emilae")
*Northern Gracile Opossum ("Gracilinanus marica")
*Brazilian Gracile Opossum ("Gracilinanus microtarsus")References
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