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Heavy-browed mouse opossum

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Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum
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M. andersoni
Binomial name
Marmosa andersoni
Pine, 1972
Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum range

The Heavy-browed Mouse Opossum (Marmosa andersoni), or Anderson's Mouse Opossum, is a species of opossum in the Didelphidae family. It is endemic to Peru.

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN2008 Database entry includes justification for why this species is data deficient
  • Solari, Sergio & Pine, Ronald H. (2008). "Rediscovery and redescription of Marmosa (Stegomarmosa) andersoni Pine (Mammalia: Didelphimorphia: Didelphidae), an endemic Peruvian mouse opossum, with a reassessment of its affinities". Zootaxa. 1758: 49–61.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)