Biology:Reig's opossum
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Short description: Species of marsupial
Reig's opossum[1] | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Didelphimorphia |
Family: | Didelphidae |
Genus: | Monodelphis |
Species: | M. reigi
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Binomial name | |
Monodelphis reigi Lew & Pérez-Hernández, 2004
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Reig's opossum range |
Reig's opossum (Monodelphis reigi) is a South American opossum species of the family Didelphidae, discovered in 2004.[2] It is named after Argentine biologist Osvaldo Reig (1929–1992).[3] It was initially found in montane forest in Canaima National Park, Venezuela at an elevation of 1300 m in the Sierra de Lema.[2] It is typically found between 1100 m and 2050 m on Mount Ayanganna.[4]
References
- ↑ Gardner, Alfred L. (2007), "Tribe Monodelphini", in Gardner, Alfred L., Mammals of South America, Volume 1: Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats, Chicago: University of Chicago Press, pp. 39–116 (p. 100), ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4, OCLC 644361912, http://google.com/books?id=dbU3d7EUCm8C&pg=PA100
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Pérez-Hernandez, R.; Ventura, J.; López Fuster, M. (2016). "Monodelphis reigi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T136392A22170127. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T136392A22170127.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/136392/22170127. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903. http://google.com/books?id=I-kSmWLc6vYC&pg=PA338.
- ↑ Lim, B.K. (5 June 2012). "Biogeography of Mammals From the Guianas of South America". Bones, Clones, and Biomes: The History and Geography of Recent Neotropical Mammals. University of Chicago Press. pp. 230–246. ISBN 978-0-226-64919-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=jV5sFoQTZWUC&pg=PA230.
Wikidata ☰ Q3299180 entry
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