Reig's opossum explained

Reig's opossum (Monodelphis reigi) is a South American opossum species of the family Didelphidae, discovered in 2004. It is named after Argentine biologist Osvaldo Reig (1929–1992).^[1] It was initially found in montane forest in Canaima National Park, Venezuela at an elevation of 1300 m in the Sierra de Lema. It is typically found between 1100 m and 2050 m on Mount Ayanganna.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Book: Beolens, Bo . Watkins, Michael . Grayson, Michael . The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals . . 2009-09-28 . . 338 . 978-0-8018-9304-9. 270129903.
2. Book: Lim, B.K.. Patterson, B.D.. Costa, L.P.. Bones, Clones, and Biomes: The History and Geography of Recent Neotropical Mammals. Biogeography of Mammals From the Guianas of South America. https://books.google.com/books?id=jV5sFoQTZWUC&pg=PA230. 5 June 2012. University of Chicago Press. 978-0-226-64919-1. 230–246.