Kingdom Animalia Order Didelphimorphia Genus Thylamys Higher classification Thylamys | Phylum Chordata Family Didelphidae Scientific name Thylamys karimii Rank Species | |
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Similar Thylamys, Dwarf fat‑tailed mouse op, Paraguayan fat‑tailed mouse op, Buff‑bellied fat‑tailed mouse op, Cinderella fat‑tailed mouse op | ||
Karimi's fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys karimii) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is endemic to central and northeast Brazil, where it is found in the cerrado and caatinga. Its head-and-body length is about 95 millimeters, and its tail length is about 72 millimeters. It is very similar to T. pallidor. Its tail may be nonprehensile. The species is named after Iranian epidemiologist Y. Karimi.
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