Caluromys philander Linnaeus 1758 (woolly oppossum)
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Mammalia - Didelphimorphia - Didelphidae
Alternative combination: Didelphis philander
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Caluromys according to O. Thomas 1911
See also Linnaeus 1758
Sister taxon: Caluromys lanatus
Ecology: scansorial omnivore-carnivore
Distribution: found only at Manaus (Quaternary of Brazil)
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