The white-bellied slender opossum (''Marmosops noctivagus'') is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
opossum from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.
Recent research suggests that
''M. dorothea'' is a
synonym of ''M. noctivagus''.
References
Opossums
Marsupials of South America
Mammals of Bolivia
Mammals of Brazil
Mammals of Ecuador
Mammals of Peru
Fauna of the Amazon
Mammals described in 1845
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