Guajira mouse opossum

The Guajira mouse opossum (Marmosa xerophila) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.^[2]

Guajira mouse opossum[1]
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Genus:	Marmosa
Subgenus:	Exulomarmosa
Species:	M. xerophila
Binomial name
Marmosa xerophila Handley & Gordon, 1979
Guajira mouse opossum range

References

1. Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
2. Lew, D.; Gutiérrez, E.; Ventura, J.; López Fuster, M. & Pérez-Hernandez, R. (2011). "Marmosa xerophila". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2012.{{cite iucn}}: old-form url (help)