- The
family Caenolestidae contains the
seven surviving species of
shrew opossum: small, shrew-like
marsupials that are
confined to the
Andes mountains...
- of all
families of this
order except for the
living shrew opossums (
Caenolestidae).
Extinct families of
Paucituberculatans include Pichipilidae, Palaeothentidae...
-
caenolestid is the sole
member of its genus, and is
classified in the
family Caenolestidae. It was
first described by
American zoologist Wilfred Hudson Osgood...
- Didelphidae:
opossums Order Paucituberculata (seven species)
Family Caenolestidae:
shrew opossums Superorder Australidelphia (Australian marsupials) Order...
- one of the five
members of Caenolestes, and is
placed in the
family Caenolestidae (shrew opossums). It was
first described by
English zoologist Robert...
- one of the five
members of Caenolestes, and is
placed in the
family Caenolestidae (shrew opossums). It was
first described by
American zoologist Harold...
-
Family Didelphidae:
opossums Order Paucituberculata (7 species)
Family Caenolestidae:
shrew opossums Modern marsupials are now
understood to be an originally...
- one of the five
members of Caenolestes, and is
placed in the
family Caenolestidae (shrew opossums). It was
first described by
zoologists Bruce D. Patterson...
-
common shrew opossums (genus Caenolestes) are
members of the
family Caenolestidae. They are
found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The most...
-
generally to any of the
other marsupials of the
families Didelphidae and
Caenolestidae. The
generic name (Didelphis) is
derived from
Ancient Gr****: di, "two"...
