Osgood's_short-tailed_opossum

Osgood's short-tailed opossum

Osgood's short-tailed opossum

Species of marsupial

Osgood's short-tailed opossum (Monodelphis osgoodi) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Bolivia and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2] The opossum is named after American zoologist W. H. Osgood.

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References

  1. [1]
    Gardner, A. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  2. [2]
    Solari, S.; Tarifa, T. (2015). "Monodelphis osgoodi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T13698A22171354. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T13698A22171354.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.


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