Short-tailed opossum
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Monodelphis is a genus of marsupials in the family Didelphidae, commonly referred to as short-tailed opossums. They are found throughout South America. As of January 2019[update], the most recently described species is M. vossi.[1]
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Short-tailed opossums | |
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Gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Didelphimorphia |
Family: | Didelphidae |
Tribe: | Marmosini |
Genus: | Monodelphis Burnett, 1830 |
Type species | |
Monodelphis brachyura Burnett, 1830 | |
Species | |
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