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Wood Sprite Gracile Opossum

 
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Wood Sprite Gracile Opossum[1]
Conservation status
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Didelphimorphia
Family: Didelphidae
Genus: Gracilinanus
Species: G. dryas
Binomial name
Gracilinanus dryas
(Thomas, 1898)

The Wood Sprite Gracile Opossum (Gracilinanus dryas) is a mammal. It is a species of opossum in the Didelphidae family. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

References

  1. ^ Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds). ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 6-7. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3. 
  2. ^ a b Soriano, P. & Lew, D. (2008). Gracilinanus dryas. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is listed as near threatened

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