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    Kalinowski's mouse opossum or the Peru gracile mouse opossum (Hyladelphys kalinowskii) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in...
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    (Caluromysiops irrupta) Subfamily Hyladelphinae Genus Hyladelphys Kalinowski's mouse opossum (Hyladelphys kalinowskii) Genus †Sairadelphys Oliveira et al....
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  • Thumbnail for Linnaeus's mouse opossum
    Linnaeus's mouse opossum (Marmosa murina), also known as the common or murine mouse opossum, is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. Its...
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  • Thumbnail for Tyler's mouse opossum
    Tyler's mouse opossum (Marmosa tyleriana) is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It lives in rainforests of the Guiana Highlands of...
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  • Thumbnail for Woolly mouse opossum
    The woolly mouse opossum or long-furred woolly mouse opossum (Marmosa demerarae), known locally as the cuíca, is a South American marsupial of the family...
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  • Thumbnail for Alston's mouse opossum
    Alston's mouse opossum (Marmosa alstoni), also known as Alston's opossum, is a medium-sized pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It is arboreal...
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  • Thumbnail for Big-eared opossum
    The big-eared opossum (Didelphis aurita), also known as a saruê, or the gambá, is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil...
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  • Thumbnail for Red mouse opossum
    The red mouse opossum (Marmosa rubra) is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. Its range includes eastern Ecuador and Peru. Solari, S...
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  • Thumbnail for Gray short-tailed opossum
    The gray short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis domestica) is a small South American member of the family Didelphidae. Unlike most other marsupials, the gray...
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  • Thumbnail for White-bellied woolly mouse opossum
    The white-bellied woolly mouse opossum (Marmosa constantiae) is a small pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It was formerly assigned to the...
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  • Thumbnail for Bare-tailed woolly mouse opossum
    The bare-tailed woolly mouse opossum (Marmosa regina) or short-furred woolly mouse opossum is a South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae. Its...
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  • Thumbnail for Virginia opossum
    The Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana), also known as the North American opossum, is a member of the opossum family found from southern Canada to...
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    The common opossum (Didelphis marsupialis), also called the southern or black-eared opossum or gambá, and sometimes called a possum, is a marsupial species...
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  • Thumbnail for Brazilian gracile opossum
    gracile opossum (Gracilinanus microtarsus) is a species of small opossum from Brazil. Brazilian gracile opossums are relatively small opossums, with males...
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  • Thumbnail for Robinson's mouse opossum
    Robinson's mouse opossum (Marmosa robinsoni) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Belize, Colombia, Ecuador, Grenada, Honduras...
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  • Thumbnail for Grayish mouse opossum
    The grayish or gray mouse opossum (Tlacuatzin canescens) is a diminutive species of opossum in the family Didelphidae, endemic to Mexico. It is the sole...
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    The white-eared opossum (Didelphis albiventris), known as the timbu and cassaco in northeast Brazil, saruê and sariguê in Bahia, micurê and mucura in...
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  • Thumbnail for Mexican mouse opossum
    The Mexican mouse opossum (Marmosa mexicana) is a species of North American opossum in the family Didelphidae. Marmosa mexicana is a small to moderate-sized...
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    Lutreolina is a genus of opossum found in South America. Both extant species in this genus are known as lutrine opossums. They have an otter-like body...
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  • Thumbnail for Brown-eared woolly opossum
    The brown-eared woolly opossum (Caluromys lanatus), also known as the western woolly opossum, is an opossum from South America. It was first described...
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  • Thumbnail for Water opossum
    The water opossum (Chironectes minimus), also locally known as the yapok (/ˈjæpɒk/), is a marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It is the only monotypic...
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  • Thumbnail for Gray slender opossum
    The gray slender opossum (Marmosops incanus), is an opossum species endemic to eastern Brazil. This species is a semi-arboreal marsupial, moving on average...
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  • Thumbnail for Tate's woolly mouse opossum
    Tate's woolly mouse opossum (Marmosa paraguayana) is an omnivorous, arboreal South American marsupial of the family Didelphidae, named by American zoologist...
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    in the genus Didelphis, commonly known as Large American opossums, are members of the opossum order, Didelphimorphia. The genus Didelphis is composed of...
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  • Thumbnail for Big lutrine opossum
    The big lutrine opossum (Lutreolina crassicaudata), also called little water opossum, thick-tailed opossum and coligrueso, is a long-tailed, otter-like...
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  • Thumbnail for Derby's woolly opossum
    Derby's woolly opossum (Caluromys derbianus), or the Central American woolly opossum, is an opossum found in deciduous and moist evergreen forests of Central...
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    The one-striped opossum (Monodelphis unistriata) is a possibly extinct opossum species from South America. It is known only from two specimens found in...
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  • Thumbnail for Northern three-striped opossum
    The northern three-striped opossum (Monodelphis americana) is an opossum species from South America. It is endemic to Atlantic Forest ecoregions of coastal...
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    The bare-tailed woolly opossum (Caluromys philander) is an opossum from South America. It was first described by Swedish zoologist Carl Linnaeus in 1758...
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    The yellow-sided opossum (Monodelphis dimidiata) is an opossum species from South America. It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. They have grey...
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