Osgood's short-tailed opossum

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Osgood's short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis osgoodi) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2] The opossum is named after American zoologist W. H. Osgood.

Osgood's short-tailed opossum[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Monodelphis
Species:
M. osgoodi
Binomial name
Monodelphis osgoodi
Doutt, 1938
Osgood's short-tailed opossum range

References

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  1. ^ 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. 13. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. ^ a b Solari, S.; Tarifa, T. (2015). "Monodelphis osgoodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T13698A22171354. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T13698A22171354.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.