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Water-Opossum
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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Or Yapock (Chironectes minimus ), the single representative of the genus. This animal is distinguished from other opossums by its webbed hind-feet, non-tuberculated soles, and peculiar coloration. Its ground colour is light grey, with four or five sharply contrasted brown bands passing across its head and back, giving it a very peculiar mottled appearance; the head and body together are about 14 in. long, and the tail measures a little more. It is almost wholly aquatic in its habits, living on small fish, crustaceans and other water animals; its range extends from Guatemala to southern Brazil.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Water-Opossum'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/w/water-opossum.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Water-Opossum'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/w/water-opossum.html. 1910.
