PALE-BELLIED WOOLLY MOUSE OPOSSUM Micoureus constantiae
Smith P 2011 - FAUNA Paraguay Handbook of the Mammals of Paraguay Number 41 Pale-bellied Woolly Mouse Opossum Marmosa constantiae
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Only confirmed to be present in Paraguay in 2009, this second species of Woolly Mouse Opossum differs from the Long-furred Woolly Mouse Opossum by the white bases to the ventral pelage (as opposed to grey), the more yellowish colouration around the facial area (especially on the snout and around the black eye-rings) and the fact that the pelage does not extend so far onto the base of the tail. It occurs in northern regions of Paraguay in drier areas than the Long-furred (an Atlantic Forest endemic).
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM422PH) Adult lateral view, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM423PH) Same individual lateral (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM424PH) Same individual head detail (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM425PH) Same individual frontal (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM426PH) Adult dorsal head, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 6 - (FPMAM427PH) Same individual head detail (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 7 - (FPMAM428PH) Adult dorsal, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 8 - (FPMAM429PH) Adult male specimen dorsal, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 9 - (FPMAM430PH) Same specimen lateral (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 10 - (FPMAM431PH) Same specimen ventral (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 11 - (FPMAM432PH) Same specimen ear (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 12 - (FPMAM433PH) Same specimen forefoot (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 13 - (FPMAM434PH) Same specimen hind foot dorsal (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 14 - (FPMAM435PH) Same specimen hind foot underside (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 15 - (FPMAM436PH) Same specimen tail (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 16 - (FPMAM437PH) Same specimen tail detail (Karina Atkinson Para La Tierra August 2010).
FIGURE 17 - (FPMAM844PH) Adult climbing, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith September 2010).
FIGURE 18 - (FPMAM845PH) Same individual (Paul Smith September 2010).
VIDEO - (FPMAM843PH) Adult view, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Paul Smith September 2010).
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