Caenolestes
| Common shrew opossums | |
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| C. fuliginosus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Paucituberculata |
| Family: | Caenolestidae |
| Genus: |
Caenolestes Thomas, 1895 |
| Type species | |
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Hyracodon fuliginosus Tomes, 1863 |
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| Species | |
The common shrew opossums (genus Caenolestes), are members of the Caenolestidae family. They are found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The most recently discovered species is the eastern caenolestid.
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