Marmosa

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Mouse opossoms

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Subfamily:	Didelphinae
Genus:	*Marmosa* Gray, 1821

Type species

Didelphis marina
Gray, 1821

Species

The nine species in the genus Marmosa are relatively small members of the Didelphimorphia order. This genus is one of three that are known as mouse opossums. The other two are Micoureus (the "woolly mouse opossums"), and Thylamys (the "fat-tailed mouse opossums"). Members of the Marmosops genus used to be called "slender mouse opossums", but are now just called "slender opossums".

Reference

Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). in Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 8-10. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.

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Chordata
Bateson, 1885

Typical Classes

See below

Chordates (phylum Chordata) are a group of animals that includes the vertebrates, together with several closely related invertebrates.
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Mammalia
Linnaeus, 1758

Subclasses & Infraclasses

Subclass †Allotheria*
Subclass Prototheria
Subclass Theria

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Didelphimorphia
Gill, 1872

Family: Didelphidae
Gray, 1821

Genera

Several; see text
Didelphimorphia is the order of common opossums of the Western Hemisphere.
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John Edward Gray

Born January 12 1800
Walsall, England
Died March 07 1875 (aged 75)

Nationality British
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In biology, a type is that which fixes a name to a taxon. Depending on the nomenclature code which is applied to the organism in question, a type may be a specimen, culture, illustration, description or taxon.
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M. murina

Binomial name
Marmosa murina
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Linnaeus's Mouse Opossum (Marmosa murina), also known as the Common or Murine Mouse Opossum
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John Edward Gray

Born January 12 1800
Walsall, England
Died March 07 1875 (aged 75)

Nationality British
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species is one of the basic units of biological classification. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring.
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M. andersoni

Binomial name
Marmosa andersoni
Pine, 1972

The Anderson's Mouse Opossum (Marmosa andersoni) is a species of opossum in the Didelphidae family. It is endemic to Peru.
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M. lepida

Binomial name
Marmosa lepida
Thomas, 1888

The Rufous Mouse Opossum, Marmosa lepida, is an opossum species from South America.
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M. mexicana

Binomial name
Marmosa mexicana
Merriam, 1897

The Mexican Mouse Opossum (Marmosa mexicana) is a species of opossum in the Didelphidae family.
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M. robinsoni

Binomial name
Marmosa robinsoni
Bangs, 1898

The Robinson's Mouse Opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) is a species of opossum in the Didelphidae family.
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M. rubra

Binomial name
Marmosa rubra
Tate, 1931

The Red Mouse Opossum (Marmosa rubra) is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. Its range includes eastern Ecuador and Peru.
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M. tyleriana

Binomial name
Marmosa tyleriana
Tate, 1931

Tyleria Mouse Opossum (Marmosa tyleriana) is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae.
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M. xerophila

Binomial name
Marmosa xerophila
Handley & Gordon, 1979

The Guajira Mouse Opossum (Marmosa xerophila) is a species of opossum in the Didelphidae family.
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genus (plural: genera) is part of the Latinized name for an organism. It is a name which reflects the classification of the organism by grouping it with other closely similar organisms.
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order (Latin: ordo, plural ordines) is a rank between class and family (termed a taxon at that rank). The superorder is a rank between class and order. Exact details of formal nomenclature depend on the Nomenclature Code which applies.
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Micoureus
Lesson, 1842

Species

Micoureus alstoni - Alston's Mouse Opossum Micoureus constantiae - White-bellied Woolly Mouse Opossum Micoureus demerarae - Woolly Mouse Opossum Micoureus paraguayanus
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Marmosops

Species

See text
Marmosops is a genus of opossums.

Genus Marmosops
Bishop's Slender Opossum (Marmosops bishopi)

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