Marmosa murina Linnaeus 1758 (Linnaeus's mouse opossum)
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Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae
Alternative combination: Didelphis murina
Synonym: Didelphis dorsigera Linnaeus 1758
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Marmosa according to O. Thomas 1911
See also Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxa: Marmosa collega, Marmosa contrerasi, Marmosa demerarae, Marmosa domina, Marmosa lepida, Marmosa limae, Marmosa mexicana, Marmosa paraguayana, Marmosa regina, Marmosa robinsoni, Marmosa rubra
Ecology: scansorial carnivore
Distribution: found only at Manaus (Quaternary of Brazil)
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