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--> ORDER DIDELPHIMORPHIA
--> FAMILY Didelphidae
--> SUBFAMILY Caluromyinae
--> GENUS Caluromys
--> SUBGENUS Mallodelphys
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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