The northern gracile opossum (''Gracilinanus marica'') is a species of
opossum in the family
Didelphidae. It is found in
Colombia and
Venezuela
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. Its natural
habitat
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is subtropical or tropical moist lowland
forest
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s.
References
Opossums
Mammals of Colombia
Mammals of Venezuela
Marsupials of South America
Mammals described in 1898
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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