The Adler's mouse opossum (''Marmosa adleri'') is a species of opossum in the ''

Marmosa The 27 species in the genus ''Marmosa'' are relatively small Neotropical members of the family Didelphidae. This genus is one of three that are known as mouse opossums. The others are '' Thylamys'' (the "fat-tailed mouse opossums") and '' Tlacua ...

'' genus in the family '' Didelphidae''.

Discovery and naming

The name Adler's mouse opossum was named after Greg Adler, a

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at the

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The Adler's mouse opossum was discovered in 2021 by a team of

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ers from the American Museum of Natural History, Siena College and the Bell Museum at the

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References

Opossums Mammals described in 2021 {{Marsupial-stub