The white-bellied slender opossum (''Marmosops noctivagus'') is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
opossum
Opossums () are members of the marsupial order Didelphimorphia () endemic to the Americas. The largest order of marsupials in the Western Hemisphere, it comprises 93 species in 18 genera. Opossums originated in South America and entered North ...
from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.
Recent research suggests that
''M. dorothea'' is a
synonym
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of ''M. noctivagus''.
References
Opossums
Marsupials of South America
Mammals of Bolivia
Mammals of Brazil
Mammals of Ecuador
Mammals of Peru
Fauna of the Amazon
Mammals described in 1845
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