Sairadelphys Oliveira et al. 2011 (opossum)

Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae

Full reference: E. V. Oliveira, P. Villa Nova, F. J. Goin and L. S. Avilla. 2011. A new hyladelphine marsupial (Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae) from cave deposits of northern Brazil. Zootaxa 3041:51-62

Parent taxon: Hyladelphinae according to E. V. Oliveira et al. 2011

Sister taxa: none

Subtaxa: Sairadelphys tocantinensis

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Type: Sairadelphys tocantinensis

Ecology: scansorial omnivore-carnivore

Distribution: found only at Cave of Gruta dos Mouras (Quaternary of Brazil)

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