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Alston's Woolly Mouse Opossum
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| Micoureus alstoni (J. A. Allen, 1900) |
Alston's Woolly Mouse Opossum, Micoureus alstoni, (also known as Alston's Opossum) is a medium sized pouchless marsupial of the family Didelphidae. It is arboreal and nocturnal and inhabits forests from Belize to northern Colombia. The main components of its diet are insects and fruits, but it may also eat small rodents, lizards, and bird eggs.
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