- The
family Caenolestidae contains the
seven surviving species of
shrew opossum: small, shrew-like
marsupials that are
confined to the
Andes mountains...
-
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...
- of all
families of this
order except for the
living shrew opossums (
Caenolestidae).
Extinct families of
Paucituberculatans include Pichipilidae, Palaeothentidae...
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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). In the
latter part of 20th century,
scientists believed...
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generally to any of the
other marsupials of the
families Didelphidae and
Caenolestidae. The
generic name (Didelphis) is
derived from
Ancient Gr****: di, "two"...
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Didelphimorphia Family Didelphidae (opossums, etc.)
Order Paucituberculata Family Caenolestidae (shrew opossums)
Order Microbiotheria Family Microbiotheriidae (monitos...
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common shrew opossums (genus Caenolestes) are
members of the
family Caenolestidae. They are
found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The most...
- one of the five
members of Caenolestes, and is
placed in the
family Caenolestidae (shrew opossums). It was
first described by
English zoologist Robert...
- (Monodelphis theresa) One-striped
opossum (Monodelphis unistriata)
Family Caenolestidae (shrew opossum)
Genus Lestoros Incan caenolestid, (Lestoros inca) Genus...
