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Tate's woolly mouse opossum

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Infraclass
  
Marsupialia

Family
  
Didelphidae

Scientific name
  
Micoureus paraguayanus

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Didelphimorphia

Genus
  
Marmosa

Higher classification
  
Micoureus

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Similar
  
Micoureus, Woolly mouse opossum, Opossum, Mammal, Southeastern four‑eyed opossum

Tate's woolly mouse opossum (Marmosa paraguayana) is an omnivorous, arboreal South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae, named after American zoologist George Henry Hamilton Tate. It is native to Atlantic coastal forests of Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. The species lives in both primary and secondary forest, including forest fragments within grassland. Insects are a major component of its diet. It was formerly assigned to the genus Micoureus, which was made a subgenus of Marmosa in 2009. While its conservation status is "least concern", its habitat is shrinking through urbanization and conversion to agriculture over much of its range.

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Tate's woolly mouse opossum Wikipedia