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LESSER GRISON Galictis cuja 
This little predator is somewhere between a weasel and a skunk! With his short legs and elongated body, the Lesser Grison is adapted to hunting on the ground where he takes a variety of invertebrates and small vertebrates - being quick enough to hunt down small mammals and skinny enough even to follow them into their hiding places. This is a widespread and adaptable species, able to tolerate a certain amount of human presence. They are however difficult to observe, and most people´s encounters with them involve a sighting of a quick flash of grey and black zooming across a road or trail.
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM853PH) Adults, Zoológico de Itaipú, Departamento Alto Paraná (Paul Smith September 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM453PH) Adult found dead on road, Ruta Trans-Chaco km 190, Departamento Presidente Hayes (Hugo del Castillo August 2007).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM454PH) Same individual dorsal view (Hugo del Castillo August 2007).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM1043PH) Adult, Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Karina Atkinson November 2011 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM1093PH) Forefoot of roadkill, Camino Madrejón-Tte Martínez, Departamento Boquerón (Paul Smith September 2012).
FIGURE 6 - (FPMAM1094PH) Hindfoot of same roadkill as (FPMAM1093PH) (Paul Smith September 2012).