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GBIF·2439917speciesAnimalia112 occurrence records
  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›classMammalia
  4. ›orderDidelphimorphia
  5. ›familyDidelphidae
  6. ›genusThylamys
Thylamys sponsorius
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Argentine Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum

Thylamys sponsorius (Thomas, 1921)

Also calledArgentinien-Fettschwanzbeutelratte (deu) · Marmosa común (spa) · Opossum dArgentine (fra) · tłustogonek argentyński (pol) · アルゼンチンオブトマウスオポッサム (jpn)

First described in: Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 9 vol.7 p.186

Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF

discussion

Discussion: Reviewed by Flores et al. (2000). Previously included under T. elegans by Gardner (1993).

Order Didelphimorphia

activity

Activity patterns. There is no information available for this species.

Didelphidae

biology_ecology

Habitat. Dry thornscrub and shrub forests at elevations of 515 - 3750 m.

Didelphidae

biology_ecology

Movements, Home range and Social organization. There is no information available for this species.

Didelphidae

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Where it has been recorded

Recorded sightings

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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2439917.