| Brown-eared Woolly Opossum | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservation status | ||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
| Binomial name | ||||||||||||||||||
| Caluromys lanatus (Olfers, 1818) |
||||||||||||||||||
| Subspecies | ||||||||||||||||||
|
The Brown-eared Woolly Opossum (Caluromys lanatus), also known as the Ecuadoran or Western Woolly Opossum, is a woolly opossum species from South America. It is restricted to moist forests.
Just like any other member of the Caluromys genus, the Brown-eared Woolly Opossum is a strongly arboreal species of marsupial, differing from other Didelphidae opossums for having a comparatively large encephalization quotient and smaller litter size. The tail is long and heavy in more than half of its extension.
It feeds on fruits, nectar, invertebrates and small vertebrates.
References
- ^ Costa, L., Astua de Moraes, D., Brito, S., Soriano, P., Lew, D. & Delgado, C. (2008). Caluromys lanatus. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2008. Retrieved on 28 December 2008. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
- John F. Eisenberg and Kent H. Redford, 2000. Mammals of Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
- Gardner, Alfred (November 16, 2005). Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M. (eds). ed. Mammal Species of the World (3rd edition ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 3. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
.png){kind=small} |
This article about a marsupial is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)
