The southern three-striped opossum (''Monodelphis theresa'') is an
opossum species
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from
South America
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. It is found in the
Atlantic Forest region of
Brazil
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.
References
Opossums
Endemic fauna of Brazil
Fauna of the Atlantic Forest
Marsupials of South America
Mammals of Brazil
Mammals described in 1921
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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