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Bishop's slender opossum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Didelphimorphia

Genus
  
Marmosops

Higher classification
  
Marmosops

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Didelphidae

Scientific name
  
Marmosops bishopi

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Neblina slender opossum, Tschudi's slender opossum, Pinheiro's slender opossum, White‑bellied slender opossum, McIlhenny's four‑eyed opossum

Bishop's slender opossum (Marmosops bishopi) is a small, arboreal marsupial opossum native to Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia. It somewhat resembles a placental rat or shrew.

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Bishop's slender opossum Wikipedia