Reig's opossum

Reig's opossum (Monodelphis reigi) is a South American opossum species of the family Didelphidae, discovered in 2004.^[2] It is named after Argentine biologist Osvaldo Reig (1929–1992).^[3] It was initially found in montane forest in Canaima National Park, Venezuela at an elevation of 1300 m in the Sierra de Lema.^[2] It is typically found between 1100 m and 2050 m on Mount Ayanganna.^[4]

Reig's opossum[1]
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Didelphimorphia
Family:	Didelphidae
Genus:	Monodelphis
Species:	M. reigi
Binomial name
Monodelphis reigi Lew & Pérez-Hernández, 2004
Reig's opossum range