Brazilian Slender Opossum
Marmosops paulensis (Tate, 1931)
Also calledBrasilien-Schlankbeutelratte (deu) · Cuíca (por) · Marmosa (por) · Opossum de Sao Paulo (fra) · oposulek parański (pol) · vačice pobřežní (ces) · ブラジルホソマウスオポッサム (jpn)
First described in: Am. Mus. Novit. vol.493 p.8
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution: SE Brazil in states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, and Paraná.
Order Didelphimorphia
materials_examined
Type Locality: Brazil, " Therezopolis, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo [sic]. ".
Order Didelphimorphia
activity
Activity patterns. There is no specific information available for this species, but the Brazilian Slender Opossum is probably nocturnal.
Didelphidae
biology_ecology
Habitat. Montane and cloud forest habitats above 800 m in elevation along coastal mountains of south-eastern Brazil.
Didelphidae
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439948.