Best Paucituberculata
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A small marsupial (Rhyncholestes raphanurus) of Chilean and Argentine Valdivian rainforests, the sole species in genus Rhyncholestes and one of South America's rarest marsupials.
A small Andean marsupial (Lestoros inca) restricted to the Puna zone of Peru and Bolivia, one of only three genera in family Caenolestidae, the order of ancient shrew opossums.
A small caenolestid marsupial of high-altitude Andean forests in Ecuador and Colombia, distinguished by dark facial markings and belonging to the ancient order Paucituberculata.
A small rat-like marsupial (Caenolestes fuliginosus) of the Andes in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, one of the few surviving members of the ancient order Paucituberculata.
A small Andean marsupial (Caenolestes caniventer) of cloud forests in Ecuador and Peru, distinguished by its pale gray underparts among the caenolestid shrew opossums.
A small caenolestid marsupial found in montane forests of Peru, one of several poorly known shrew opossum species restricted to the Andean highlands of South America.
