Red-bellied Gracile Opossum
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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.
Extinction
In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
species of opossum that was native to Jujuy Province
Jujuy Province
Jujuy is a province of Argentina, located in the extreme northwest of the country, at the borders with Chile and Bolivia. The only neighboring Argentine province is Salta to the east and south.-History:...
, Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
. Its forest habitat has been destroyed, and it was last seen in 1962.