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Argentine Fat-tailed Opossum
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Argentine Fat-tailed Opossum

Thylamys sponsorius

The Argentine fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys sponsorius) is a species or subspecies of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in the eastern foothills of the Andes in northern Argentina and southern Bolivia. Its dorsal fur is gray brown to dark brown. Its ventral fur is gray-based except for the white to yellowish chest hairs. It has been distinguished from T. cinderella by its postorbital ridges. T. cinderella has well-developed postorbital ridges in both juveniles...

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