Monodelphis brevicaudata Erxleben 1777 (short-tailed opossum)
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Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae
Belongs to Monodelphis according to Erxleben 1777
See also Wilson and Reeder 2005
Sister taxa: Monodelphis adusta, Monodelphis americana, Monodelphis dimidiata, Monodelphis domestica, 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: found only at Manaus (Quaternary of Brazil)
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