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SPECIES Marmosops parvidens

Author:Tate, 1931.
Citation:Am. Mus. Novit., 493: 13.
Common Name:Delicate Slender Opossum
Type Locality:Guyana, East Demerara-West Coast Berbice, "Hyde Park, 30 miles [48 km] up the Demerara River."
Distribution:E Colombia, N Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana and N Brazil.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).
Comments:Voss et al. (2001) considered Pine’s (1981) five subspecies to represent four species. The name parvidentata Tate, 1933, is an incorrect subsequent spelling of parvidens (Tate).
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