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musaraña
carnivoro/insectivoro
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Publicado 2018-01-15
Resumen
Reportamos datos sobre las preferencias alimenticias y el comportamiento del poco conocido didelphid Monodelphis (Mygalodelphys) kunsi, basado en observaciones en cautiverio de una hembra sub-adulta y un presunto macho sub-adulto. El comportamiento observado es muy similar al documentado para el miembro más conocido del género, Monodelphis domestica. Confirmamos el uso previamente sospechado de cola prensil y sugerimos tentativamente que la especie es insectívora / carnívora.
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