Red-bellied gracile opossum
Extinct circa 1962 CE • Argentina
"The red-bellied gracile opossum (Cryptonanus ignitus) is an extinct species of opossum that was native to Jujuy Province, Argentina. Its forest habitat has been destroyed, and it was last seen in 1962."
"Red bellied gracile opossum," Alchetron, last updated October 5, 2022.
Image: Hectonichus, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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