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SPECIES Caluromys (Mallodelphys) lanatus

Author:Olfers, 1818.
Citation:In W. L. Eschwege, J. Brasilien, Neue Bibliothek. Reisen., 15: 206.
Common Name:Brown-eared Woolly Opossum
Type Locality:"Paraguay;" restricted to Caazapá, Caazapá (Cabrera, 1916).
Distribution:N and C Colombia, NW and S Venezuela, E Ecuador, E Perú, E Bolivia, E and S Paraguay, N Argentina (Provincia Misiones), and W and S Brazil.
Status:IUCN – Lower Risk (nt).
Comments:Subgenus Mallodelphys. The type locality of hemiurus (Miranda-Ribeiro) is Brazil, specific locality unknown. The name calmensis Vieira, 1955, is an incorrect subsequent spelling of cahyensis Matschie.
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