Thylamys sponsorius - #3611
Argentine Fat-tailed Opossum
Adult with incrassate (swollen) tail.
Geographic 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.
Order/Family
Didelphidae
Genus
Thylamys
Specific Epithet
sponsorius
Image Location
Argentina, Neuquen province, Las Colorados
Image Date
April 1971
Photographer
RD Lord