The northern gracile opossum (Gracilinanus marica) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. G. marica naturally occurs in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.[2]
Northern gracile opossum[1] | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Didelphimorphia |
Family: | Didelphidae |
Genus: | Gracilinanus |
Species: | G. marica
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Binomial name | |
Gracilinanus marica (Thomas, 1898)
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Northern gracile opossum range | |
Synonyms[2] | |
Gracilinanus perijae Hershkovitz, 1992 |
References
edit- ^ 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. 7. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ^ a b c Pérez-Hernandez, R.; Ventura, J.; López Fuster, M. (2016). "Gracilinanus marica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T9420A22169944. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T9420A22169944.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.