White-bellied slender opossum explained

The white-bellied slender opossum (Marmosops noctivagus) is a species of opossum from South America. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador and Peru.

Though previously regarded as a species, M. dorothea, Dorothy's slender opossum, is a synonym of M. noctivagus. On the other hand, M. ocellatus, a junior synonym of M. dorothea, is now recognized as a separate true species.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Voss . Robert S. . Tarifa . Teresa . Yensen . Eric . An introduction to Marmosops (Marsupialia, Didelphidae), with the description of a new species from Bolivia and notes on the taxonomy and distribution of other Bolivian forms . . 3466 . 1–40 . . 2004 . 10.1206/0003-0082(2004)466<0001:aitmmd>2.0.co;2 . 2246/2776 . 83490188.