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iPatagonian Opossum
Conservation status
Image:Status iucn2.3 VU.svg Vulnerable (VU) </div>
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Class: Mammalia Infraclass: Marsupialia Order: Didelphimorphia Family: Didelphidae Subfamily: Didelphinae Genus: Lestodelphys Tate, 1934 Species: L. halli
Binomial name
Lestodelphys halli (Thomas, 1921)

The Patagonian Opossum (Lestodelphys halli) is the sole species in genus Lestodelphys. They occur further south, in Argentina, than any other living marsupial.

[edit] References

• New World Marsupial Specialist Group (1996). Lestodelphys halli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Listed as Vulnerable (VU B1+2c v2.3)
• Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds): Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition, Johns Hopkins University Press, 8. ISBN 0-801-88221-4.