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Taxon:
Family
Caenolestidae
Trouessart, 1898
- "shrew" opossums
(mammal)
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Entity:
Caenolestoidea (Superfamily)
..Caenolestidae (Family) - "shrew" opossums
....Caenolestes (Genus) - common "shrew" opossums
....†Caenolestoides (Genus)
....†Gaimanlestes (Genus)
....Lestoros (Genus)
....†Pliolestes (Genus)
....Rhyncholestes (Genus) - Chilean "shrew" opossums
....†Stilotherium (Genus)
Basic information
Distribution
:
Neotropic/South America
Period
:
Late Oligocene - Present (28.1 Ma - present)
Status
:
extant
Geography
Geographic region
:
South America
Ecology
Nutritional group
:
Insectivore
Ecology/Habitat
Altitudinal zone
:
Montane
Habitat
:
Forest
Habitat
:
Grassland
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1 Feb 2024