Mammalia, Didelphimorphia, Didelphidae, Glironia venusta Thomas, 1912 and Chironectes minimus (Zimmermann, 1780): Distribution extension for eastern Amazonia

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We report a new record for the bushy-tailed opossum Glironia venusta Thomas, 1912 and the water opossum Chironectes minimus (Zimmermann, 1780) in the Floresta Nacional de Carajás, municipality of Parauapebas, state of Pará, Brazil (06°03’00” S, 50°15’00” W). This study represents the second record of Glironia venusta for eastern Brazilian Amazon. For Chironectes minimus, this record extends the range of the species 558 km southeastwards from the closest known locality in Pará.

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ARDENTE Natalia.
Publisher
Check List and Authors.
Language
English
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Keywords provided by editors
MAMMIFERE, FAUNE AQUATIQUE, POPULATION ANIMALE, REPARTITION SPATIALE, OPOSSUM.
BIO-PLATEAUX topics
Observation of aquatic environments (environmental monitoring)
Key issue
Water and environment (water cycle, ecosystems, protection of resources, etc.)
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