Potos flavus (Schreber, 1774)
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Potos flavus (Schreber, 1774) |
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Potos flavus (Schreber, 1774) View in CoL : Figure 13
Potos flavus View in CoL — Tirira 2007, Helgen et al. 2016.
Material examined: Table 1; Figure 13.
Dense, soft and short pelage; back is reddish to smoky brown gray, usually with a darker stripe in the middle of the back; ventral pelage between yellow and pale orange; round head, short but pronounced muzzle; brown nose, large, round, brown eyes, relatively spaced apart; prehensile tail, slightly longer than head and body together ( Tirira 2007).
Helgen K, Kays R, Schipper J (2016) Potos flavus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e. T 41679 A 45215631. https: // doi. org / 10.2305 / iucn. uk. 2016 - 1. rlts. t 41679 a 45215631. en
Tirira DS (2007) Guia de Campo de los Mamiferos del Ecuador. Publicacion especial sobre los mamiferos del Ecuador 6. Ediciones Murcielago Blanco, Quito, 576 pp.
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