Cinderella fat-tailed mouse opossum
| Cinderella fat-tailed mouse opossum | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Didelphimorphia |
| Family: | Didelphidae |
| Genus: | Thylamys |
| Species: | T. cinderella |
| Binomial name | |
| Thylamys cinderella Thomas, 1902 | |
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| Cinderella fat-tailed mouse opossum range | |
The Cinderella fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys cinderella) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae.[2] It is found in northern Argentina and southern Bolivia, in the eastern foothills of the Andes.[1] Its dorsal fur is gray brown to dark brown. Its ventral fur is gray-based, except for the white to yellowish chest hairs. It is distinguished from Thylamys sponsorius by its well-developed postorbital ridges.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Diaz M. & Barquez, R. (2008). Thylamys cinderella. In: IUCN 2008. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ↑ Gardner, A. L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. Mammal Species of the World (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
- ↑ Gardner, Alfred L. (2008). Mammals of South America: Marsupials, xenarthrans, shrews, and bats. University of Chicago Press. p. 669. ISBN 0-226-28240-6.