New record of Marmosa (Stegomarmosa) andersoni Pine, 1972 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae), a rare and endemic Peruvian marsupial

New record of Marmosa (Stegomarmosa) andersoni Pine, 1972 (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae), a rare and endemic Peruvian marsupial

Marmosa (Stegomarmosa) andersoni Pine, 1972 is one of the rarest members of the genus Marmosa. This species is endemic to southeastern Peru and currently known from only 3 close localities in Cusco. Herein we report a new record for the species from Pasco, which extends its geographic distribution b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Horacio Zeballos, L. Humberto Cristóbal, Sandra Arias, Alexander Pari, Kateryn Pino, César E. Medina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-02-01
Series:Check List
Subjects:
Eastern Andean forest
distribution
Peruvian mamm
Online Access:https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/30494/download/pdf/
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Summary:Marmosa (Stegomarmosa) andersoni Pine, 1972 is one of the rarest members of the genus Marmosa. This species is endemic to southeastern Peru and currently known from only 3 close localities in Cusco. Herein we report a new record for the species from Pasco, which extends its geographic distribution by 360 km and represents its northernmost record
ISSN:1809-127X

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