Gracilinanus agilis
– Lower Risk Near Threatened
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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DIDELPHIMORPHIA
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Family:
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DIDELPHIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Gracilinanus agilis
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Species Authority:
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(Burmeister, 1854)
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Common Name/s:
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| English | — | AGILE GRACILE MOUSE OPOSSUM, AGILE MOUSE OPOSSUM |
| French | — | PETIT OPOSSUM-SOURIS AGILE |
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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LR/nt ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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New World Marsupial Specialist Group
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Geographic Range
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Countries:
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Native:
Argentina; Bolivia; Brazil; Paraguay; Peru; Uruguay
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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Usually arboreal (Nowak 1999).
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System:
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Terrestrial
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List of Habitats:
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| 1.6 | Forest - Subtropical/Tropical Moist Lowland |
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Threats
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List of Threats:
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| 1 | Habitat Loss/Degradation (human induced) (ongoing) |
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