Spectacled Slender Opossum

The spectacled slender opossum (Marmosops ocellatus), also known as the little spotted slender opossum, is a species in the marsupial genus Marmosops from South America. Description Marmosops ocellatus has sandy grayish-brown dorsal fur and self-cream that lacks distinct lateral zones of gray-based hairs. The tail is distinctly bicolored (dark above, pale below) and particolored (paler distally than proximally), such that the distal one-third or more of the organ is completely pale in most specimens.

Marmosops est un genre de marsupiaux de la famille des Didelphidae.

Marmosops es un género de marsupiales didelfimorfos de la familia Didelphidae, conocidos vulgarmente como marmosas o raposas esbeltas. Como ocurre con otros géneros de didélfidos, la ubicación cladística de las especies de Marmosops no está definida perfectamente. Especies Se reconocen las siguientes: Marmosops bishopi (Pine, 1981) Marmosops caucae (Thomas, 1900) Marmosops cracens (Handley & Gordon, 1979) Marmosops creightoni Voss, Tarkfa & Yensen, 2004 Marmosops fuscatus (Thomas, 1896) Marmosops handleyi (Pine, 1981) Marmosops impavidus (Tschudi, 1845) Marmosops incanus (Lund, 1841)…