Dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum
| Dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum[1] | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Thylamys |
| Species: | T. velutinus
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| Binomial name | |
| Thylamys velutinus (Wagner, 1842)
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| Dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum range | |
The dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys velutinus), also known as the velvety fat-tailed opossum is an opossum species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is found in cerrado and caatinga habitats.[2] Its head-and-body length is about 141-212 (average 173.3) mm, and its tail length is about 73-85 (average 78) mm. Its diet is 44% arthropods; 75% of its diet consists of animals and animal products.[3] Its ventral fur is entirely gray-based. Its hind foot is less than 14 mm, which is short for the genus.[4]
References
- OCLC 62265494.
- ^ . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ISBN 978-0-226-19542-1.
- ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4.