Lutrine Opossum 3288235 207346397 2008-04-22T12:46:01Z Dentren 1892329 /* References */ {{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]] <!-- now listing the "Disjunct distribution 'states' --> [[Category:Mammals of Colombia|Oppossum, Lutrine]] [[Category:Mammals of Guyana|Oppossum, Lutrine]] [[Category:Mammals of Venezuela|Oppossum, Lutrine]] <!--Interlanguage links--> [[de:Dickschwanzbeutelratte]] [[es:Lutreolina crassicaudata]] [[fr:Lutreolina]] [[pt:Cuíca-de-cauda-grossa]] [[zh:粗尾负鼠属]]