Caenolestes
| Common shrew opossums | |
|---|---|
| C. sangay | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Paucituberculata |
| Family: | Caenolestidae |
| Genus: | Caenolestes Thomas, 1895 |
| Type species | |
| Hyracodon fuliginosus Tomes, 1863 | |
| Species | |
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The common shrew opossums (genus Caenolestes) are members of the family Caenolestidae. They are found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The most recently discovered species is C. sangay.