Tschudi's slender opossum (Marmosops caucae) is an opossum species from South America, named after Swiss naturalist Johann Jakob von Tschudi. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Venezuela.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Marmosops |
| Species: | M. caucae
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| Binomial name | |
| Marmosops caucae (Tschudi, 1844)
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| Combined range of Tschudi's and Andean slender opossums | |
References
edit- ^ Martin, G.M. (2017). "Marmosops caucae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T89333777A89333796. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T89333777A89333796.en. Retrieved 30 March 2025.
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