HAIRY-TAILED BOLO MOUSE Necromys lasiurus
A small mouse with the tail shorter than the head and body, this is a common species in grassland and cerrado areas though it occasionally occurs in forest. This species can be most easily identified by its prominent eye-ring combined with the dark upper surface of the feet. Despite the common name the tail is uniformly-coloured and only lightly haired. Activity is usually diurnal and the species is almost exclusively terrestrial, experiencing population booms during the wet season and being less common at other times of year.
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Hairy-tailed Bolo Mouse Necromys lasiurus
DORSAL (FPMAM718PH); VENTRAL (FPMAM719PH); LATERAL (FPMAM720PH);
Skulls courtesy of Centro de Mastozoologia del Paraguay, Asunción
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FIGURE 1 - (FPMAM704PH) Adult lateral view, Estancia Laguna Blanca, Departamento San Pedro (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 2 - (FPMAM705PH) Same individual lateral view (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 3 - (FPMAM706PH) Same individual lateral view (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 4 - (FPMAM707PH) Same individual dorsal view (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 5 - (FPMAM708PH) Same individual ventral view (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 6 - (FPMAM709PH) Same individual head detail (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 7 - (FPMAM710PH) Same individual head detail (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 8 - (FPMAM711PH) Same individual ear detail (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 9 - (FPMAM712PH) Same individual frontal (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 10 - (FPMAM713PH) Same individual teeth (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 11 - (FPMAM714PH) Same individual underside of fore foot (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 12 - (FPMAM715PH) Same individual upperside of hind foot (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 13 - (FPMAM716PH) Same individual underside of hind foot (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).
FIGURE 14 - (FPMAM717PH) Same individual tail scales (Karina Atkinson June 2010 - Para La Tierra).