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Behavior

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Because this species is small and nocturnal, communication between individuals is likely primarily olfactory in nature. Palma (1997) reports that the olfactory and visual regions of another Thylamys species' brain are especially well developed.

Communication Channels: visual ; tactile ; acoustic ; chemical

Perception Channels: visual ; tactile ; acoustic ; chemical

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Conservation Status

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Thylamys karimii is listed as "Vulnerable" according to the IUCN Red List due to habitat destruction in the Brazilian Cerrado and Caatinga.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: vulnerable

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Benefits

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There are no known negative effects of Thylamys karimii.

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Benefits

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There are no known positive impacts of Thylamys karimii.

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Associations

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Thylamys karimii likely acts as an important predator to many arthropod species and perhaps some small vertebrates. It is likely prey to both bird and medium-sized mammals, such as owls and foxes. It is also likely host to many ecto- and endoparasites. More specific information about the ecosystem role of Thylamys karimii is not presently available.

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Trophic Strategy

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Little is known about the food habits of this species. Like other Thylamys species, Thylamys karimii likely consumes insects and perhaps occasionally eats small vertebrates, leaves, fruit, seeds, and carrion (Palma 1997).

Animal Foods: carrion ; insects; terrestrial non-insect arthropods

Plant Foods: leaves; seeds, grains, and nuts; fruit

Primary Diet: carnivore (Insectivore )

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Distribution

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Thylamys karimii occurs south of the Amazonian rainforest in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rondônia, and Tocantins (Carmignotto and Monfort 2006).

Biogeographic Regions: neotropical (Native )

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Habitat

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Thylamys karimii has been collected in both the Cerrado (tropical savanna) and Caatinga (semi-arid shrubland) ecoregions of Brazil. Like most other Thylamys species, T. karimii appears to prefer open-canopy habitats instead of closed canopy forests.

Range elevation: 342 to 1171 m.

Habitat Regions: tropical ; terrestrial

Terrestrial Biomes: savanna or grassland ; scrub forest

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Life Expectancy

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The lifespan of this species is not known.

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Morphology

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Like other members of its genus, Thylamys karimii is notable for its incrassate (fattened) tail. The size of the tail varies by season in accordance with food availability. Although this species is a marsupial, females do not have a pouch. This species is tricolored, with darker dorsal fur, paler lateral fur, and a white ventral region (though some individuals might not obviously display this pattern; Carmignotto and Monfort, 2006). This species can be distinguished from its closest relative, Thylamys velutinus, by fully white hairs on its ventral region (as opposed to gray-based hairs in T. velutinus). Carmignotto and Monfort (2006) report head + body lengths that range from 78 to 129 mm (average 104 mm), tail lengths that range from 69 to 106 mm long (average 80 mm), and body weights that range from 16 to 43 g (average 28 g). Carmignotto and Monfort (2006) also observed weak sexual dimorphism in several cranio-dental characters and pelage characters, but only among adults.

Range mass: 16 to 43 g.

Average mass: 28 g.

Range length: 147 to 235 mm.

Average length: 184 mm.

Sexual Dimorphism: sexes colored or patterned differently; sexes shaped differently

Other Physical Features: endothermic ; bilateral symmetry

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Like other small mammals, Thylamys karimii is likely well adapted to avoiding predators by being nocturnal and inconspicuous. No records of known predators are available.

Anti-predator Adaptations: cryptic

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Reproduction

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Carmignotto and Monfort (2006) captured juvenile Thylamys karmii individuals in both the wet and dry season, which suggests that this species might breed year-round. However, little is known about any other aspect of this species' reproduction.

Little is known about the reproductive behavior of Thylamys karimii.

Key Reproductive Features: gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate); sexual ; viviparous

Little is known about parental investment in Thylamys karimii. Like all marsupials, females nurse their highly altricial young. However, because members of the genus Thylamys lack a pouch (marsupium), the young must cling to their mother's venter.

Parental Investment: altricial ; female parental care ; pre-fertilization (Provisioning, Protecting: Female); pre-hatching/birth (Provisioning: Female, Protecting: Female); pre-weaning/fledging (Provisioning: Female, Protecting: Female)

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Karimi's fat-tailed mouse opossum

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Karimi's fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys karimii) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae.[2] It is endemic to central and northeast Brazil, where it is found in the cerrado and caatinga at elevations from 300 to 1100 m.[1] This opossum is crepuscular and mostly terrestrial; its omnivorous diet includes leaves, insects and small vertebrates.[1] Its head-and-body length is about 95 millimeters, and its tail length is about 72 millimeters. It is very similar to T. pallidor. Its tail may be nonprehensile.[3] The species is named after Iranian epidemiologist Y. Karimi.[4] It is threatened by habitat destruction and fragmentation due to agriculture and ranching.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d Carmignotto, A.P.; Costa, L.P.; Astúa, D. (2021). "Thylamys karimii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T136653A197308408. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T136653A197308408.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ Gardner, A.L. (2005). "Order Didelphimorphia". In Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
  3. ^ Eisenberg, John Frederick; Redford, Kent Hubbard (1999). Mammals of the Neotropics: The Central Neotropics: Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil. University of Chicago Press. pp. 624 (see p. 75). ISBN 978-0-226-19542-1.
  4. ^ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2009-09-28). The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 219–20. ISBN 978-0-8018-9304-9. OCLC 270129903.
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Karimi's fat-tailed mouse opossum: Brief Summary

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Karimi's fat-tailed mouse opossum (Thylamys karimii) is a species of opossum in the family Didelphidae. It is endemic to central and northeast Brazil, where it is found in the cerrado and caatinga at elevations from 300 to 1100 m. This opossum is crepuscular and mostly terrestrial; its omnivorous diet includes leaves, insects and small vertebrates. Its head-and-body length is about 95 millimeters, and its tail length is about 72 millimeters. It is very similar to T. pallidor. Its tail may be nonprehensile. The species is named after Iranian epidemiologist Y. Karimi. It is threatened by habitat destruction and fragmentation due to agriculture and ranching.

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