A New Subgenus and Species of Murine Opossum (Genus Marmosa) from Peru
- 23 June 1972
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Mammalogy
- Vol. 53 (2) , 279-282
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1379162
Abstract
A new subgenus of Marmosa and its type species are described from Peru. Morphological characters separating the new subgenus from currently recognized subgenera of murine opossums are presented. Characters separating the new species from other species of Marmosa found to be sympatric with it are also discussed.Keywords
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