Northern caenolestid
| Northern caenolestid | |
|---|---|
| Skeleton, Field Museum | |
| Scientific 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 | |
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| Range of the northern caenolestid | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.