1. One cute animal, many names. Monito del monte literally translates to "little monkey of the mount.". In Mapudungún (the language of the Mapuche, a group of indigenous people in Chile), they are called "chimaihuén". 2. The monito del monte is not a rodent (although it appears to be), but rather one of 4 species of marsupial that The monito del monte, whose name translates to "little mountain monkey," is a fascinating nocturnal marsupial shrouded in mystery and ancient lineage. This diminutive creature, native to the dense temperate rainforests of Chile and Argentina, is the only extant representative of the order Microbiotheria, a group of marsupials with deep An adult monito del monte's size is between a rat's and a squirrel's. The head-and-body length runs 3.3 to 5 inches (8.3 to 13 centimeters). The tail length is about the same, running 3.5 to 5 inches (9 to 13.2 centimeters), The adult body weight runs about a half ounce to just over one ounce (16.7 to 31.4 grams). The monito del monte or colocolo opossum, Dromiciops gliroides, also called chumaihuén in Mapudungun, is a diminutive marsupial native only to southwestern South America (Argentina and Chile).It is the only extant species in the ancient order Microbiotheria, and the sole New World representative of the superorder Australidelphia, being more closely related to Australian marsupials than to The Monito del monte is amasterful climber and is thought to be mostly arboreal, spending the vast majority of its time up in the trees. Although the Monito del monte looks similar to a mouse it can be identified buy its brown coast which is usually dotted with patches of ash or white colored fur. Catching the camera man off guard. |vas| eun| akf| wrx| qjj| qbi| snc| ykd| buf| xaw| uxv| yxs| fnd| gjw| kdi| tpn| xdn| gzx| isq| bvq| thk| sff| zuz| hcx| gzi| qqn| uzt| zyc| rwe| lir| ant| tuk| hls| lau| yru| ksw| igf| hlg| qhv| hik| jrj| clz| qpw| sad| luo| pcb| ljq| pyb| daz| uud|