Adler's mouse opossum
Appearance
Adler's mouse opossum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Didelphimorphia |
Family: | Didelphidae |
Genus: | Marmosa |
Species: | M. adleri
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Binomial name | |
Marmosa adleri Voss, Giarla, and Jansa, 2021
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The Adler's mouse opossum (Marmosa adleri) is a species of opossum in the Marmosa genus in the family Didelphidae.[1]
Discovery and naming
[edit]The name Adler's mouse opossum was named after Greg Adler, a biologist at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh[2] The Adler's mouse opossum was discovered in 2021 by a team of researchers from the American Museum of Natural History, Siena College and the Bell Museum at the University of Minnesota.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "New Species of Mouse Opossum Discovered in Panama | Sci-News.com". Breaking Science News | Sci-News.com. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 2021-12-13.
- ^ Johnson, Natalie (2021-12-08). "New opossum species named for UWO biologist Greg Adler". UW Oshkosh Today. Retrieved 2021-12-13.