Long-nosed caenolestid

Long-nosed caenolestid
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Paucituberculata
Family: Caenolestidae
Genus: Rhyncholestes
Osgood, 1924
Species:
R. raphanurus
Binomial name
Rhyncholestes raphanurus
Osgood, 1924
Subspecies[2]
  • R. r. continentalis Bublitz, 1987
  • R. r. raphanurus Osgood, 1924
Range of the long-nosed caenolestid
Synonyms[3]
  • Rhyncholestes continentalis Bublitz, 1987

The long-nosed caenolestid (Rhyncholestes raphanurus), also known as the Chilean shrew opossum or long-nosed shrew opossum, is a shrew opossum that occurs in temperate forests of Argentina and southern Chile. It was first described by American zoologist Wilfred Hudson Osgood in 1924. The long-nosed caenolestid resembles Caenolestes species in morphology. It is characterized by a long, pointed snout, small eyes and ears, and one claw on a digit of each of the thin limbs. Little is known of its behavior; it appears to be terrestrial (lives on land), nocturnal (active mainly at night) and omnivorous. It prefers cool, moist areas, and has a small distribution. It is classified as near threatened by the IUCN.[1]

  1. ^ a b Martin, G.M. (2017) [amended version of 2015 assessment]. "Rhyncholestes raphanurus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T19710A116333652. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-2.RLTS.T19710A116333652.en. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Rhyncholestes raphanurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ^ Gardner, Alfred L. (2007). Mammals of South America, Volume 1 Marsupials, Xenarthrans, Shrews, and Bats. Chicago 60637: The University of Chicago Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-0-226-28240-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)