Order Didelphimorphia Higher classification Thylamys | Phylum Chordata Family Didelphidae Scientific name Thylamys tatei Rank Species | |
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Similar Dwarf fat‑tailed mouse op, Cinderella fat‑tailed mouse op, McIlhenny's four‑eyed opossum, Buff‑bellied fat‑tailed mouse op, Paraguayan fat‑tailed mouse op | ||
Tate's fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys tatei) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae, named after American zoologist George Henry Hamilton Tate. It is found at elevations of 300 to 3,000 m along the coast of central Peru. The species has the northernmost range of any member of its genus. It has white ventral fur and short condylobasal and zygomatic lengths. T. pallidior is very similar.
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