Marmosops Matschie 1916 (slender opossum)
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Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae
Parent taxon: Didelphidae according to J. L. Patton et al. 1996
Sister taxa: Caluromyinae, Caroloameghiana, Cladodidelphys, Cryptonanus, Dasyurina, Derorhynchinae, Didelphinae, Dimerodon, Eobrasiliinae, Herpetotheriinae, Hyladelphinae, Marmosinae, Marmosopsini, Peratotherium, Sparassocyninae, Sparassocynini, Thlaeodontinae, Thylamyinae
Subtaxa: Marmosops impavidus Marmosops incanus Marmosops noctivagus Marmosops parvidens Marmosops pinheiroi
Ecology: scansorial omnivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Cocha Cashu Biological Station (Quaternary of Peru)
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