Thylamys elegans (small mammal)
Variant names: Marmosa elegans
Mass: 31.1 g based on Nespolo et al. 2002
Abundance: 2.16 to 26.15% (median 3.85%)
Latitudinal range: -36.5° to -30.7°Habitats: Mediterranean woodland (1), desert/xeric shrubland (4)
Found in 5 samples
Argentina: Mendoza (pronounced slope), Mendoza (undisturbed thicket)
Chile: Burca, Fray Jorge National Park, Las Chinchillas Natural Reserve (equatorial-facing slopes, spring 1987)
Size measurements:
body mass | 31.1 g | N = 20 | Nespolo et al. 2002 |
ear length | 23.85 mm | N = 6 | Palma 1995 |
♀ head and body length | 92 mm | N = 1 | Tate 1931 |
head and body length | 104.33 mm | N = 6 | Palma 1995 |
♀ hind foot length | 14 mm | N = 1 | Tate 1931 |
hind foot length | 14.85 mm | N = 6 | Palma 1995 |
♀ skull width | 14.6 mm | N = 1 | Tate 1931 |
♀ tail length | 106 mm | N = 1 | Tate 1931 |
tail length | 118.57 mm | N = 6 | Palma 1995 |
See also Thylamys, Thylamys macrurus, Thylamys pallidior, Thylamys pusillus, Thylamys sp.