Northern caenolestid

Northern caenolestid
Skeleton, Field Museum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Paucituberculata
Family: Caenolestidae
Genus: Caenolestes
Species:
C. convelatus
Binomial name
Caenolestes convelatus
Anthony, 1924
Subspecies
  • C. c. barbarensis H. E. Anthony, 1924
  • C. c. convelatus Bublitz, 1987
Range of the northern caenolestid
Synonyms[2]

Caenolestes obscurus Lönnberg, 1921

The northern caenolestid (Caenolestes convelatus), also known as the blackish shrew opossum, is a shrew opossum found in Colombia and Ecuador. It is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.

  1. ^ Martin, G.M. (2016). "Caenolestes convelatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T40522A22179860. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T40522A22179860.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gardner, Alfred L. (2007). Mammals of South America, Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Chicago 60637: The University of Chicago Press. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)