Common shrew opossums | |
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C. fuliginosus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Paucituberculata |
Family: | Caenolestidae |
Genus: |
Caenolestes Thomas, 1895 |
Type species | |
Hyracodon fuliginosus Tomes, 1863 |
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Species | |
The common shrew opossums (genus Caenolestes), are members of the Caenolestidae family. They are found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The most recently discovered species is the eastern caenolestid.