The Quechuan mouse opossum (Marmosa macrotarsus)[2] is a South American opossum species of the family Didelphidae.[3] It is known from two areas of montane forest on the eastern slopes of the Andes in Peru, at altitudes from 300 to 2700 m.[1] The type locality in the Valle de Occobamba is in the southern area, in Cuzco Region, while the northern area is in the vicinity of Moyobamba in San Martín Region. The true range may be more extensive and possibly extends into Bolivia.[1] The northern area has suffered from habitat destruction, but the southern area is not seriously degraded.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Marmosa |
| Subgenus: | Marmosa |
| Species: | M. macrotarsus
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| Binomial name | |
| Marmosa macrotarsus Wagner, 1842
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| Synonyms | |
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Micoureus quichua (Thomas, 1899) | |
References edit
- ^ a b c d Solari, S. (2015). "Marmosa quichua". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015. IUCN: e.T136508A22173866. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T136508A22173866.en. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ Voss, Robert S; Gutiérrez, Eliécer E; Solari, Sergio; Rossi, Rogerio V; Jansa, Sharon A (2014). "Phylogenetic relationships of mouse opossums (Didelphidae, Marmosa) with a revised subgeneric classification and notes on sympatric diversity". American Museum Novitates (3817): 1–27. doi:10.1206/3817.1. hdl:2246/6556. S2CID 52082932.
- ^ Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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