Kingdom Animalia Order Didelphimorphia Genus Marmosops Higher classification Marmosops | Phylum Chordata Family Didelphidae Scientific name Marmosops paulensis Rank Species | |
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Similar Neblina slender opossum, Pinheiro's slender opossum, Marmosops, Bishop's slender opossum, Dwarf fat‑tailed mouse op | ||
The Brazilian slender opossum (Marmosops paulensis) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in moist montane forest in the Atlantic Forest region of southeastern Brazil. Its breeding appears to be fully semelparous, unusual for a mammal.
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