| Dusky caenolestid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Paucituberculata |
| Family: | Caenolestidae |
| Genus: | Caenolestes |
| Species: | C. fuliginosus
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| Binomial name | |
| Caenolestes fuliginosus Tomes, 1863
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| Subspecies | |
Hyracodon fuliginosus (Tomes, 1863) | |
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| Range of the dusky caenolestid | |
| Synonyms | |
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Caenolestes obscurus Thomas, 1895 | |
The dusky caenolestid (Caenolestes fuliginosus), also known as Tate's shrew opossum,[2] is a shrew opossum from South America. The dusky caenolestid is characterized by a dark brown coat with a lighter underbelly, soft and thick fur, and a loosely haired tail. A nocturnal animal (active mainly at night), the dusky caenolestid lives on trees and feeds on insects and small invertebrates and vertebrates. It occurs in alpine and páramo forests in northern and western Colombia, Ecuador, and western Venezuela. The IUCN classifies this shrew opossum as least concern.
- ^ Martin, G.M. (2016). "Caenolestes fuliginosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T41506A22179949. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T41506A22179949.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Barnett, A.A. (1991). "Records of the grey-bellied shrew opossum, Caenolestes caniventer and Tate's shrew opossum, Caenolestes tatei (Caenolestidae, Marsupialia), from Ecuadorian montane forests" (PDF). Mammalia. 55 (3): 443–5. doi:10.1515/mamm.1991.55.3.433.