Kalinowski's mouse opossum or the Peru gracile mouse opossum (''Hyladelphys kalinowskii'') is a species of
opossum in the family
Didelphidae. It is found in
Brazil
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,
French Guiana
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,
Guyana, and
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del PerĂº.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
, other_symbol_type = National seal
, national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
. Its natural
habitat
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is
subtropical or
tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
moist lowland
forest
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s at elevations up to 1000 m.
This is the
only living species in the
genus
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''Hyladelphys''. It was removed from the genus ''
Gracilinanus
''Gracilinanus'' is a genus of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It was separated from the genus ''Marmosa
The 27 species in the genus ''Marmosa'' are relatively small Neotropical members of the family Didelphidae. This genus is one of t ...
'' in 2001.
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References
Opossums
Mammals described in 1992
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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