Back Taruakol (Rhyncholestes raphanurus) AVK Rhyncholestes raphanurus Bulgarian Minoc'h-oposom friek BR Opòssum rata de l'illa Chiloé Catalan Rhyncholestes raphanurus CEB Chilenische Opossummaus German Rhyncholestes raphanurus Spanish Rhyncholestes raphanurus EU صاریغ موشی بینیدراز FA Rhyncholestes raphanurus French
| Long-nosed caenolestid | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Paucituberculata |
| Family: | Caenolestidae |
| Genus: | Rhyncholestes Osgood, 1924 |
| Species: | R. raphanurus
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| Rhyncholestes raphanurus Osgood, 1924
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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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Rhyncholestes raphanurus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ^ 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.
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