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Grayish mouse opossum
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The grayish or gray mouse opossum (Tlacuatzin canescens) is a diminutive species of opossum in the family Didelphidae, endemic to Mexico. It is the sole species of its monotypic genus, Tlacuatzin.
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Grayish mouse opossum | |
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T. canescens, Islas Marías. | |
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T. canescens, Oaxaca, Mexico. | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Didelphimorphia |
Family: | Didelphidae |
Subfamily: | Didelphinae |
Tribe: | Marmosini |
Genus: | Tlacuatzin Voss & Jansa, 2003 |
Species: | T. canescens |
Binomial name | |
Tlacuatzin canescens (J. A. Allen, 1893) | |
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Grayish mouse opossum range | |
Synonyms | |
Marmosa canescens |
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