Monodelphis domestica Wagner 1842 (gray short-tailed opposum)

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae

Alternative combination: Didelphys domestica

Belongs to Monodelphis according to D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder 2005

See also Steudel and Beattie 1993

Sister taxa: Monodelphis adusta, Monodelphis americana, Monodelphis brevicaudata, Monodelphis dimidiata, Monodelphis emiliae, Monodelphis fosteri, Monodelphis glirina, Monodelphis iheringi, Monodelphis kunsi, Monodelphis maraxina, Monodelphis osgoodi, Monodelphis palliolata, Monodelphis peruviana, Monodelphis rubida, Monodelphis scalops, Monodelphis sorex, Monodelphis theresa, Monodelphis umbristriata, Monodelphis unistriata

Ecology: scansorial insectivore-carnivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Brazil (6 collections)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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