Small mammals of the mid-Araguaia River in central Brazil, with the description of a new species of climbing rat
Author
Rocha, Rita G.
Author
Ferreira, Eduardo
Author
Costa, Barbara M. A.
Author
Martins, Iracy C. M.
Author
Leite, Yuri L. R.
Author
Costa, Leonora P.
Author
Fonseca, Carlos
text
Zootaxa
2011
2789
1
34
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.206170
6fa16a5a-560e-432f-ad9e-f93e8bd3e90d
1175-5326
206170
Didelphis
Linnaeus
Didelphis
species are the largest marsupials in the region (
Emmons & Feer 1997
). The two species captured are easily recognized and distinguished by the color of their ears. The sympatry of these species has already been reported for localities in central
Brazil
(e.g.,
Bezerra
et al.
2009
).