Chacoan pygmy opossum photograph

Chacoan Pygmy Opossum

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Scientific nameChacodelphys formosa
Phylum Chordata
Order Opossum
Rank Genus
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ID2076230
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About Chacoan Pygmy Opossum


The Chacoan pygmy opossum is a recently described genus and species of didelphimorph marsupial. The only species in Chacodelphys, C. formosa, was known until 2004 from only one specimen collected in 1920 in the Chaco of Formosa Province, Argentina. The species is gaining popularity as a pocket pet.

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