Lutrine Opossum
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{{Taxobox | name = Lutrine Opossum
| status = LR/lc
| regnum = [[Animalia]]
| phylum = [[Chordata]]
| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
| ordo = [[Didelphimorphia]]
| familia = [[Didelphidae]]
| subfamilia = [[Didelphinae]]
| genus = '''''Lutreolina'''''
| genus_authority = [[Oldfield Thomas|Thomas]], 1910
| species = '''''L. crassicaudata'''''
| binomial = ''Lutreolina crassicaudata''
| binomial_authority = [[Desmarest]], 1804
| range_map2 = LutreolinaCrassicaudataMAD.png
| range_map2_width = 210px
| range_map2_caption = Range of ''Lutreolina crassicaudata''
| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
| subdivision =
''L. crassicaudata crassicaudata''<br/>
''L. crassicaudata paranalis''<br/>
''L. crassicaudata turneri''<br/>}}
The '''Lutrine Opossum''' (''Lutreolina crassicaudata''), also known as '''Little Water Opossum''' or '''Thick-tailed Opossum''', is an [[opossum]] [[species]] from [[South America]]. It is found in [[Brazil]], [[Argentina]], [[Bolivia]], [[Uruguay]], [[Paraguay]], [[Colombia]] and [[Guyana]]. Populations in the two last countries are isolated from the populations of all the other countries.
It is a very peculiar opossum, having a long weasel-like body and a dense redish or yellowish fur. It also has a long tail and small rounded ears. It can be found in areas with permanent water bodies, in marshy or [[riparian]] habitats.
Lutrine Opossums are nocturnal animals and can swim and climb very well. They feed on fish, other small vertebrates and insects.
==Subspecies==
*''[[Lutreolina crassicaudata crassicaudata]]''
*''L. crassicaudata paranalis''
*''[[Lutreolina crassicaudata turneri]]''
==References==
* {{IUCN2006|assessors=New World Marsupial Specialist Group|year=1996|id=40503|title=Lutreolina crassicaudata|downloaded=12 May 2006}}
*John F. Eisenberg and Kent H. Redford, 2000. Mammals of Neotropics: Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil.
* {{MSW3 Gardner|pages=8}}
{{Didelphimorphia|D.}}
[[Category:Opossums]]
[[Category:Mammals of South America|Oppossum, Lutrine]]
[[Category:Mammals of Argentina|Oppossum, Lutrine]]
[[Category:Mammals of Bolivia|Oppossum, Lutrine]]
[[Category:Mammals of Brazil|Oppossum, Lutrine]]
[[Category:Mammals of Paraguay|Oppossum, Lutrine]]
[[Category:Mammals of Uruguay|Oppossum, Lutrine]]
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[[Category:Mammals of Colombia|Oppossum, Lutrine]]
[[Category:Mammals of Guyana|Oppossum, Lutrine]]
[[Category:Mammals of Venezuela|Oppossum, Lutrine]]
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