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.
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Osgood's short-tailed 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. osgoodi |
Binomial name | |
Monodelphis osgoodi Doutt, 1938 | |
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Osgood's short-tailed opossum range |
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