More Information
Additional Information
Metatheriamarsupial mammals
Identification
Micoureus (woolly mouse opossums)
Date Taken
November, 2002
Location
Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Caption
woolly mouse opposum; former Micoureus demerarae. Recent molecular analyses revealed more than one species in eastern Brazil. See: Costa, L. P. 2003. The historical bridge between the Amazon and the Atlantic forest of Brazil: a study of molecular phylogeography with small mammals. J. Biogeography 30: 71-86.
- Subject
- Live Animal
- Type
- Photo
- Life Stages And Gender
- Adult/Sexually Mature
- Anatomy
- Sexual
- Anatomy
- Body Parts :: Mouth (Buccal Cavity)
- Anatomy
- Body Parts :: Teeth
- Anatomy
- Body Parts :: Fore Feet
- Anatomy
- Coloration/Patterning :: Cryptic
Contributors
Pablo Gonçalves (photographer; copyright holder; identification), University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Conditions of Use
This resource may not be downloaded and used without permission of the copyright holder except for educational fair use.
Search
Navigation Links
Classification
- Kingdom Animalia animals
- Phylum Chordata chordates
- Subphylum Vertebrata vertebrates
- Class Mammalia mammals
- Infraclass Metatheria marsupial mammals
Related Taxa
- Order Dasyuromorphia dasyuroid marsupials and marsupial carnivores
- Order Didelphimorphia American marsupials
- Order Diprotodontia kangaroos, possums, wallabies, and relatives
- Order Microbiotheria monito del monte
- Order Notoryctemorphia marsupial moles
- Order Paucituberculata shrew opossums
- Order Peramelemorphia bandicoots and bilbies
To cite this page: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2013. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at http://animaldiversity.org.
Disclaimer: The Animal Diversity Web is an educational resource written largely by and for college students. ADW doesn't cover all species in the world, nor does it include all the latest scientific information about organisms we describe. Though we edit our accounts for accuracy, we cannot guarantee all information in those accounts. While ADW staff and contributors provide references to books and websites that we believe are reputable, we cannot necessarily endorse the contents of references beyond our control.
- U-M Gateway | U-M Museum of Zoology
- U-M Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
- © 2012 Regents of the University of Michigan
- Report Error / Comment
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants DUE-0633095 and DRL-0628151.
The ADW Team gratefully acknowledges their support.