Marajó short-tailed opossum
| Marajó short-tailed opossum[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Monodelphis |
| Species: | M. maraxina
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| Binomial name | |
| Monodelphis maraxina Thomas, 1923
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| Marajó short-tailed opossum range | |
The Marajó short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis maraxina) is an opossum species from South America.
It is endemic to Brazil, in the Amazon River delta region within Maranhão state.
References[]
- ^ Gardner, A. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ Brito, D. & Astua de Moraes, D. (2008). "Monodelphis maraxina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2008. Retrieved 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is data deficient
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Categories:
- IUCN Red List data deficient species
- Opossums
- Endemic fauna of Brazil
- Fauna of the Amazon
- Environment of Maranhão
- Mammals of Brazil
- Marsupials of South America
- Mammals described in 1923
- Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
- Marsupial stubs