Microbiotheria
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The order Microbiotheria is a group of marsupials that includes only one living species, the monito del monte
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opossumClassificationMicrobiotheria (monito)1 species in 1 family.Family Microbiotheriidae (monito del monte)1 Chilean and Argentine species. Molecular and morphological evidence strongly suggests a relation to Australasian rather than American marsupials.Order
Read MoreMicrobiotheria (monito)1 species in 1 family.Family Microbiotheriidae (monito del monte)1 Chilean and Argentine species. Molecular and morphological evidence strongly suggests a relation to Australasian rather than American marsupials.Order
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marsupialClassificationOrder Microbiotheria (monito)Family Microbiotheriidae1 Chilean species. Molecular and morphological evidence strongly suggests a relation to Australasian rather than American marsupials.Superorder Ameridelphia (American opossums
Read MoreOrder Microbiotheria (monito)Family Microbiotheriidae1 Chilean species. Molecular and morphological evidence strongly suggests a relation to Australasian rather than American marsupials.Superorder Ameridelphia (American opossums
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