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Northern three-striped opossum
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The northern three-striped opossum (Monodelphis americana) is an opossum species from South America.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Didelphimorphia |
Family: | Didelphidae |
Genus: | Monodelphis |
Species: | M. americana |
Binomial name | |
Monodelphis americana Müller, 1776 | |
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Northern three-striped opossum range |
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It is endemic to Atlantic Forest ecoregions of coastal Brazil.