Genus
Thylamys
10 species
The list of species of Thylamys genus
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The list of species of Thylamys genus
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The elegant fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys elegans ), also known as the Chilean mouse opossum, is an opossum from central Chile. The type species of Thylamys, it was first described by English naturalist George Robert Waterhouse in 1839. This...
The buff-bellied fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys venustus ) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in the transitional and humid forests of northern Argentina and southern Bolivia. Its dorsal fur is cinnamon brown. Most of...
The Argentine fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys sponsorius ) was formerly considered a species opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in the eastern foothills of the Andes in northern Argentina and southern Bolivia. Its dorsal fur is gray...
The dwarf fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys velutinus ), also known as the velvety fat-tailed opossum is an opossum species from South America. It is endemic to Brazil, where it is found in cerrado and caatinga habitats. Its head-and-body length is...
The white-bellied fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys pallidior ) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru.
The Cinderella fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys cinderella ) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in northern Argentina and southern Bolivia, in the eastern foothills of the Andes. Its dorsal fur is gray brown to dark...
The common fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys pusillus ) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It occurs in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay in chaco and Andean foothill habitats. Its head-and-body length is about 75 to 120...
Karimi's fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys karimii ) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is endemic to central and northeast Brazil, where it is found in the cerrado and caatinga at elevations from 300 to 1100 m. This opossum is...
The Paraguayan fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys macrurus ) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is found in forested areas of Brazil and Paraguay. It is known only from a few specimens. For two listed specimens, one had a...
Tate's fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys tatei ) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae, named after American zoologist George Henry Hamilton Tate. It is found at elevations of 300 to 3,000 m along the coast of central Peru. The species...
