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Chilean shrew opossum
Order : Paucituberculata
Family : Caenolestidae
Species : Rhyncholestes raphanurus
The Chilean shrew opossum is listed as Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the Chilean shrew opossum
A young / baby of a Chilean shrew opossum is called a 'joey'. The females are called 'jill' and males 'jack'.Countries
Chile
Facts about the Chilean shrew opossum
Osgood, 1924 The Chilean Shrew Opossum (Rhyncholestes raphanurus) is one of five surviving species of shrew opossum. (Full text)
Binomial name Rhyncholestes raphanurus Osgood, 1924 The Chilean Shrew Opossum (Rhyncholestes raphanurus) is one of five surviving species of shrew opossum. (Full text)
Other descriptions of Chilean Shrew Opossum Chilean shrew opossum Conservation status: Vulnerable Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Mammalia Subclass: Theria Infraclass: Metatheria Superorder: Marsupialia Order: Paucituberculata Family: Caenolestidae Genus: Rhyncholestes Species: raphanurus Binomial name Rhyncholestes raphanurus Osgood, 1924 The Chilean Shrew Opossum (Rhyncholestes raphanurus) is one of five surviving species of shrew opossum. (Full text)