ANGOUYA SOORETAMYS Sooretamys angouya 
A very large humid forest rat with pelage sharply demarcated between the dorsum and ventrum. This species is characterised by prominent tufts of hair at the bases of the claws, short ears that do not reach the eye when folded forwards and soles of the feet that are densely scaled. Also known as Tuft-toed Rice Rat.
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VENTRAL

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ANGOUYA SOORETAMYS Sooretamys angouya 
DORSAL (FPMAM615PH); VENTRAL (FPMAM616PH); LATERAL (FPMAM617PH)
Skulls courtesy of Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay, Asunción
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FIGURE 1 -  (FPMAM969PH) Adult lateral, Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Jakob Adebahr February 2011 www.paralatierra.org).
FIGURE 2 -  (FPMAM970PH) Same individual lateral specimen (Jakob Adebahr February 2011 www.paralatierra.org).
FIGURE 3 -  (FPMAM971PH) Same individual dorsal (Jakob Adebahr February 2011 www.paralatierra.org).
FIGURE 4 -  (FPMAM972PH) Same individual ventral (Jakob Adebahr February 2011 www.paralatierra.org).
FIGURE 5 -  (FPMAM973PH) Same individual head detail (Jakob Adebahr February 2011 www.paralatierra.org).
FIGURE 6 -  (FPMAM974PH) Same individual ear detail (Jakob Adebahr February 2011 www.paralatierra.org).
FIGURE 7 -  (FPMAM975PH) Same individual head dorsal (Jakob Adebahr February 2011 www.paralatierra.org).
FIGURE 8 -  (FPMAM976PH) Same individual frontal (Jakob Adebahr February 2011 www.paralatierra.org).
FIGURE 9 -  (FPMAM977PH) Same individual hindfoot (Jakob Adebahr February 2011 www.paralatierra.org).
FIGURE 10 -  (FPMAM978PH) Same individual tail (Jakob Adebahr February 2011 www.paralatierra.org).